What happens to the pressure of a gas if its volume is halved while keeping the temperature constant?
Correct Answer: Pressure doubles
- Step 1: Understand that we are dealing with a gas and its properties.
- Step 2: Remember Boyle's law, which states that pressure and volume of a gas are inversely related when temperature is constant.
- Step 3: Know that if the volume decreases, the pressure must increase to keep the product of pressure and volume constant.
- Step 4: If the volume is halved, it means the new volume is half of the original volume.
- Step 5: Since the volume is halved, the pressure must double to maintain the relationship defined by Boyle's law.
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