I Ideal Gas Equation: Pressure not Proportional to Moles

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The discussion centers on the relationship between pressure and the number of moles in the ideal gas equation. Participants question how pressure can be considered not proportional to moles, referencing Young and Freedman's textbook for clarification. The ideal gas law, PV=nRT, suggests that pressure (P) is indeed proportional to the number of moles (n) when other variables are held constant. However, the text may imply nuances or conditions under which this proportionality does not hold. Overall, the conversation highlights confusion around the interpretation of the ideal gas law in specific contexts.
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how is pressure not proportional to the number of moles?
 
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how is pressure not proportional to the number of moles?
Who says it's not?
 
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Young and Freedman page 591-592 in the ideal gas equation section. The author does not seem to include the relationship between the number of moles and pressure.
 
For those of us who don't have the book handy... What exactly do they say?
 
But... PV=nRT... So P is proportional to n, if you keep everything else stable...
 

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