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Identifying Variables in a Hypothesis "If the pressure of a gas is increased, then the volume will decrease because the particles of the gas will be forced closer together." The independent variable is
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Identifying Variables in a Hypothesis

"If the pressure of a gas is increased, then the volume will decrease because the particles of the gas will be forced closer together."
The independent variable is ________.
The dependent variable is ________.

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the independent variable is the increase of gas because that is what is being changed. the dependent variable is the decrease in volume because that is what is changing due to the independent variable changing.(daka daka daka)
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If the pressure of a gas is increased, then the volume will decrease because the particles of the gas will be forced closer together.
The independent variable is pressure.
The dependent variable is volume.
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