What Happens When a Large Volume of Gas Is Compressed

question 80

Multiple Choice

What happens when a large volume of gas is compressed to a smaller volume?

• A) There are more gas particles in the same volume.
• B) The particles shrink.
• C) The gas particles would expand in comparison to the size of the beaker.
• D) Compressing the gas would likely result in gas particles lost to the atmosphere.
• E) Compressing the gas is just a physical change and so should not affect how the gas particles look.

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