Ideal Gas Law: a Fixed Amount of Ideal Gas Is

question 99

Multiple Choice

Ideal gas law: A fixed amount of ideal gas is held in a rigid container that expands negligibly when heated. At 20°C the gas pressure is p. If we add enough heat to increase the temperature from 20°C to 40°C, the pressure will be

• A) impossible to determine since we do not know the number of moles of gas in the container.
• B) greater than 2p.
• C) less than 2p.
• D) equal to 2p.
• E) impossible to determine since we do not know the volume of gas in the container.

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