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peanutaxis
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If I, say, half the volume of a[n ideal] gas adiabatically, how on Earth can I tell how much the pressure will increase and how much the temperature will increase? PV=nRT
Also, by what mechanism does the temperature increase? What would convince the molecules to move any faster? I can see why the pressure would increase due to a larger number of collisions per unit area per unit time, but why would the average speed of a molecule increase?
Last question. If I compress a gas very quickly and it gets hot, and then let it cool off to ambient, will the pressure climb rapidly as I compress it and then drop a little as it cools due to PV=nRT?thanks!
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Also, by what mechanism does the temperature increase? What would convince the molecules to move any faster? I can see why the pressure would increase due to a larger number of collisions per unit area per unit time, but why would the average speed of a molecule increase?
Last question. If I compress a gas very quickly and it gets hot, and then let it cool off to ambient, will the pressure climb rapidly as I compress it and then drop a little as it cools due to PV=nRT?thanks!
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