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The absolute temperature of a gas is increased four times while maintaining a constant volume. What happens to the pressure of the gas?
It decreases by a factor of four.
It increases by a factor of four.
It decreases by a factor of eight.
It increases by a factor of eight

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It increases by a factor of four.

Reason: For a fixed amount of gas at constant volume, P ∝ T (ideal gas law: PV = nRT). If T is multiplied by 4, P is also multiplied by 4.