Cracking the SAT Physics Subject Test

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

  1. What happens to the pressure of a sample of helium gas if the
    volume is reduced from 6 liters to 3 liters, with no change in
    temperature?


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The ideal gas law, PV = nRT, tell us that if T remains constant, then P is inversely
proportional to V. So, if V decreases by a factor of 2, then P will increase by a
factor of 2.

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