Asked by Nico

What would happen if a scuba tank (a rigid, sealed gas cylinder) heats up?(1 point)
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The size of the gas particles in the tank would increase.
The size of the gas particles in the tank would increase.

The pressure exerted by the gas in the tank would increase.
The pressure exerted by the gas in the tank would increase.

The density of the gas in the tank would increase.
The density of the gas in the tank would increase.

The number of particles in the tank would increase.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The pressure exerted by the gas in the tank would increase.

Explanation: the tank is rigid and sealed so V and n are constant. By the ideal gas law (PV = nRT), increasing T raises P. The number of particles and their sizes don't change; their average kinetic energy (speed) increases, but density (mass/volume) stays the same.