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According to the Ideal Gas Law, if the number of molecules in a container with a frictionless piston increases while T and P remain unchanged, what will spontaneously happen to the volume

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Answer:

The volume will decrease

Step-by-step explanation:

Since PV = nRT, and P is unchanged and T increases, the volume will decrease because the right and left sides of the equation have an inverse relationship. So as T increases, V must decrease to balance the equation.

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