O-LevelPhysicsThermal Physics5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2016 · Q141 Mark

Air is trapped in a cylinder by a piston. The piston is pushed further into the cylinder. How do the pressure and the volume of the air in the syringe change?

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Apressure: decrease, volume: decrease

Bpressure: decrease, volume: increase

Cpressure: increase, volume: decrease

Dpressure: increase, volume: increase

✓ Correct answer

C: pressure: increase, volume: decrease

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Topic: Thermal Physics, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2016 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 14.

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