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Originally Posted by topsquark  I have never heard of a realistic gas that obeys any aspect of the ideal gas law as even the molecules in a noble gases are slightly "sticky." The ideal gas law does not take this attractive force into consideration. |
All gases approximately obey the ideal gas law under the righ circumstances. The equation of state for real gases is given by Van der Waals equation
(P + a/V^2)( V - b) = RT
where v and be are constants which depends on the particular gas. At sufficiently large specific volumes (i.e. when the density is low enough) this equation becomes the ideal gas law. a/V^2 arises from the existance of intermolecular forces and b is proportional to the volume occupied by the molecules themselves. At sufficiently large specific volumes, the term a/V^2 becomes neglible in comparison to P and b becomes negligible in comparison to V. The Van der Waals equation then reduces to the equation of state of an ideal gas. This is why the ideal gas law is so useful.
From the above comments one can readily see that if a gase obey's Boyle's law then the density is small enough so that it behaves as an ideal gas. So the answer to your question is - Yes.