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If you compress (volume) a gas, what happens to the temperature if pressure is constant

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Answer:

The temperature decreases.

Step-by-step explanation:

Per Charles' Law, the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the kelvin temperature if other factors remain constant


V \propto T \text{ or } T \propto V

Thus, if V decreases, the temperature decreases.

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