Question

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Answer 1

The pressure of the gas would increase.

Explanation:

Using the ideal gas formulae we can evaluate this fact;

P₁V₁/T₁ = P₂V₂/T₂

We can assume that the volume is reduced by half (the T₁ and T₂ will cancel out because they remain constant);

P₁V₁ = P₂ * 0.5V₁

P₁V₁/0.5V₁ = P₂

P₁/0.5 = P₂

You can observe that the pressure will also increase – diving a number by a fraction or decimal number increases the resultant value. In this case, the pressure will increase by 2 fold