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An ideal gas is stored in a container at constant volume. If the temperature (T) were increased to 3T, what would be the change in pressure (P)?

An ideal gas is stored in a container at constant volume. If the temperature (T) were increased to 3T, what would be the change in pressure (P)?
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An ideal gas is stored in a container at constant volume. If the temperature (T) were increased to 3T, what would be the change in pressure (P)?

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Th pressure will increase by 3P, that is, the pressure will be tripled.
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According to Gayle Lusac's law, pressure is proportional to absolute temperature of a gas. Thus:
P/T = constant

So if the temperature becomes 3T, the pressure would increase to 3P.
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