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You have a sealed glass jar full of air. If you put it in the freezer, what happens to the gas pressure in the jar?

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The pressure inside decreases. A decrease in temperature means the speed of the atoms inside slow. Because they aren't moving as fast as before, there are less collisions with the sides of the jar, meaning pressure inside will decrease.
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