Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 14 - The Behavior of Gases - 14 Assessment - Page 481: 79

Answer

By the Ideal Gas Law, pressure is directly proportional to the number of moles in a container of constant volume. Then if twice the amount of gas is added to the container, then the pressure inside the container will also be twice as large.

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By the Ideal Gas Law, pressure is directly proportional to the number of moles in a container of constant volume. Then if twice the amount of gas is added to the container, then the pressure inside the container will also be twice as large.
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