While traveling,an airplane passenger placed a bag of potato chips in his checked luggage.When he opened the luggage,the bag had exploded and potato chips were everywhere in his luggage.Which gas law is this an example of?

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This is an example of Boyle's Law, which states that at constant temperature, the pressure and volume of a gas are inversely proportional to each other. The pressure inside the aircraft cabin is higher than in the cargo hold, causing the bag of chips to expand. When the pressure in the cargo hold decreased, the volume of the bag of chips decreased, leading to an explosion.

While Traveling,an Airplane Passenger Placed a Bag of Potato Chips