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The volume of a gas decreases to half of its original volume, but the gas maintains the same number of moles and temperature. According to the ideal gas law, what will most likely happen to the pressure?
It will double.
It will decrease.
It will increase slightly.
It will remain the same.
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It will double.
From the ideal gas law, P = nRT / V. With n and T constant, P ∝ 1/V, so halving V makes P twice as large.
From the ideal gas law, P = nRT / V. With n and T constant, P ∝ 1/V, so halving V makes P twice as large.
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