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Which temperature change would cause the volume of a sample of an ideal gas to double when the pressure of the sample remains the same?

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Following the ideal gas law PV = nRT, and changing it in terms of temperature, we get T = PV/nR. When volume of a sample of an ideal gas to double when the pressure of the sample remains the same, the temperature doubles because temperature is directly proportional with pressure and volume.

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