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as the temperature of a gas in a solid container increases what happens to the pressure exerted by the gas?

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As the temperature increases, the average kinetic energy increases as does the velocity of the gas particles hitting the walls of the container. The force exerted by the particles per unit of area on the container is the pressure, so as the temperature increases the pressure must also increase.
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