A Monatomic Ideal Gas Is Compressed Adiabatically to One-Third of Its

question 85

Multiple Choice

A monatomic ideal gas is compressed adiabatically to one-third of its initial volume. The resulting pressure will be

• A) three times as large as the initial value.
• B) less than three times as large as the initial value.
• C) more than three times as large as the initial value.
• D) equal to the initial value.
• E) impossible to predict on the basis of this data.

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