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2) A sealed metal cylinder with a gas in it is thrown into a fire.

a) Did this increase or decrease the pressure of the gas in the cylinder?
b) Explain, in terms of speed of the gas particles and particle collisions against the cylinder walls, why the pressure changes the way it does.

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Answer:The kinetic energy will increase and the pressure of the gas will also increase.

Step-by-step explanation:

An increase in temperature will normally cause an increase in volume. Because the gas is enclosed in a rigid container the volume of the container can not increase.

An increase in temperature is by definition is an increase in kinetic energy. The increase in kinetic energy will cause the molecules of the gas to move more rapidly. As the molecules move more rapidly they collide with each other more violently. These collisions will cause an increase collisions will cause an increase in pressure.

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