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

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asked Nov 5, 2020 71.1k views

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Roderic · Answer 1 · 2020-11-09T23:24:13+0000

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.