The Pressure of an Ideal Gas Is Doubled in an Isothermal

question 21

Multiple Choice

The pressure of an ideal gas is doubled in an isothermal process. The root-mean-square speed of the molecules:

• A) does not change
• D) increases by a factor of 2
• E) decreases by a factor of 1/2

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