At first glance, this statement seems to be true. But after about a
microsecond of further consideration, one realizes that the statement
would actually set Boyle spinning in his grave, and is false.
Boyle's law states that there is a firm relationship among the pressure,
temperature, and volume of an ideal gas, and that you can't say anything
about how any two of these quantities depend on each other, unless you
also say what's happening to the third one at the same time.
As the pressure of an ideal gas increases, the volume will decrease in
direct proportion to the volume, IF THE TEMPERATURE OF THE GAS
REMAINS CONSTANT.
If you wanted to, you could increase the pressure AND the volume of an
ideal gas both at the same time. You would just need to warm it enough
while you squeeze it.
As Figure A suggests, Social Security is the single largest mandatory spending item, taking up 38% or nearly $1,050 billion of the $2,736 billion total. The next largest expenditures are Medicare and Income Security, with the remaining amount going to Medicaid, Veterans Benefits, and other programs.
Heat<span> capacity ( C ) </span>does change with mass<span>. However, </span>specific heat<span> is the </span>heat<span>capacity per unit </span>mass<span> ( c=Cm ). Therefore if you double the amount of </span>mass<span> in your system, you've doubled its </span>heat<span> capacity, but you've kept the </span>specific heat<span> the same. ... </span>Specific<span> gravity is another such quantity.</span>
