This page shows an EXPERIMENT that is normally done in a lab. Our courses include a number of such experiments. In some cases students learn more from this method in comparison to an actually lab - simply because they can repeat the experiment many times to acquire a clear understanding of the underlying principles. Click on the buttons find out how the experiment works.

What Happens if Air is Compressed?

Before we answer this question, let’s consider a more basic question: how do we compress air?

Air compression is a fairly simple matter. We take a certain volume of air and squeeze it. Our squeezing action reduces the volume of the air sample. This is one of the most common methods used for air compression.