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The absolute temperature of a gas is increased four times while maintaining a constant volume. What happens to th
pressure of the gas?
O It decreases by a factor of four.
O It increases by a factor of four.
O It decreases by a factor of eight.
O It increases by a factor of eight.
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The absolute temperature of a gas is increased four times while maintaining a constant volume. What happens to th

pressure of the gas?

O It decreases by a factor of four.

O It increases by a factor of four.✅

O It decreases by a factor of eight.

O It increases by a factor of eight.

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Absolute temperature means temperature given in kelvin

PV = nRT

V, R, n is constant

Thus P is directly proportional to T

so when temperature increase by 4 times, the pressure will also increase by 4 times, notice that this is only true if the temperature is in kelvin