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What happens to the pressure of a constant mass of a gas at constant temperature when the volume is doubled?

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Explanation: According to Boyle's law, at constant temperature, PV=k, a constant. The pressure and volume are inversely proportional; as the volume increases, the pressure decreases by the inverse of that amount as long as the temperature remains constant.
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