A Sample of an Ideal Gas Is Slowly Compressed to One-Half

question 56

Multiple Choice

A sample of an ideal gas is slowly compressed to one-half its original volume with no change in temperature. What happens to the average speed of the molecules in the sample?

• A) It does not change.
• B) It quadruples.
• C) It doubles.
• D) It halves.
• E) cannot be determined without more information

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