A fisher catches a deep-sea fish and quickly brings it to the surface. Due to the rapid change in pressure, the fish’s stomach protrudes from its mouth. To alleviate this, the fisher performs a procedure known as “venting.” Which gas law explains the relationship between the pressure change and the expansion of gases inside the fish's body

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A fisher catches a deep-sea fish and quickly brings it to the surface. Due to the rapid change in pressure, the fish’s stomach protrudes from its mouth. To alleviate this, the fisher performs a procedure known as “venting.” Which gas law explains the relationship between the pressure change and the expansion of gases inside the fish's body
A. Boyle’s Law
B. Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
C. Gay-Lussac’s Law
D. Avogadro's Law

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The gas law that best explains the relationship between the pressure change and the expansion of gases inside the fish's body is A. Boyle’s Law.

Boyle’s Law states that the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume when the temperature is held constant. Therefore, as the fish is brought to the surface, the decrease in pressure causes the gases in its body (including those in the stomach) to expand, leading to the stomach protruding from its mouth.