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One liter of a gas is in a sealed chamber containing a moveable piston. If the piston is moved so that the volume of the gas is compressed to a volume of one-half liter, what will happen to the pressure on the gas? (Assume the temperature is constant and no gas particles are lost.)

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One liter of a gas is in a sealed chamber containing a moveable piston. ... It would be impossible to move the piston since gases are not compressible. The pressure will be twice the original value.

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