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O-LevelPhysicsThermal Physics5054/11 · May/June 2021 · Q101 Mark

A sealed gas syringe contains a fixed mass of gas. The piston is moved and the volume of the gas doubles. The temperature of the gas does not change. What happens to the pressure of the gas?

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Ahalves
Bno change
Cdoubles
Dtriples

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A: halves

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Thermal Physics, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, May/June 2021 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 10.

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