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The Piston of a Cylinder Containing a Quantity of Ideal

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The piston of a cylinder containing a quantity of ideal gas is advanced so that the volume of the gas is decreased by one-half. A pressure gauge on the cylinder shows the pressure of the gas to have increased threefold in the process. By what factor does the temperature of the gas change?


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Accumulated Degree Hours

A measure used in forensic entomology and agriculture to estimate the development stage of organisms by accumulating the degrees above a threshold temperature over time.

Larva

The juvenile form of an animal that undergoes metamorphosis, such as an insect or amphibian, typically different in form from the adult.

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To undergo a process of growth, evolution, or unfoldment, becoming more mature, advanced, or elaborate.

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The energy that an object possesses due to its motion.

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