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What is the difference between high and low pressure?

A. there are the same number of particle collisions happening in high and low pressure
B. in low pressure, there are more particle collisions happening then high pressure
C. in high pressure, there are more particle collisions then low pressure
D. pressure is not caused by the collisions of particles​

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C, they are pushed into a tighter space, so they are closer together, therefore more likely to collide with each other
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