Question

The gas pressure inside a container decreases when

Answer 1

Answer:

When the volume increases or when the temperature decreases

Explanation:

The ideal gas equation states that:

$pV= nRT$

where

p is the gas pressure

V is the volume

n is the number of moles of gas

R is the gas constant

T is the gas temperature

Assuming that we have a fixed amount of gas, so n is constant, we can rewrite the equation as

$\frac{pV}{T}=const.$

which means the following:

- Pressure is inversely proportional to the volume: this means that the pressure decreases when the volume increases

- Pressure is directly proportional to the temperature: this means that the pressure decreases when the temperature decreases