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Gases

Question 2 • FL-2003350-Chemistry 1 Honors Sem 1 - Flex

Which of these changes most likely results in an increase in the volume of a gas?

Answer
A
decreasing the pressure on the gas
B
cooling the gas
C
removing some of the gas from the sample

Explanation

At a constant temperature, a gas expands when the pressure on it decreases (Boyle’s law: pressure and volume are inversely related). So decreasing the pressure most likely increases the gas’s volume. Cooling the gas would generally decrease its volume, and removing some gas does not by itself cause the remaining gas to expand.

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