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COMEDK · Chemistry · 5. States of Matter

In order to increase the volume of a gas by \(10 \%\), the pressure of the gas should be

  1. A increased by \(10 \%\)
  2. B increased by \(1 \%\)
  3. C decreased by \(10 \%\)
  4. D decreased by \(1 \%\)
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(C) decreased by \(10 \%\)

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According to ideal gas equation \(\begin{array}{rr} & p V=n R T \\ \therefore \quad V & \propto \frac{1}{p} \end{array}\) \(\therefore\) To increase the volume of gas by \(10 \%\), the pressure of gas should be decrease by \(10 \%\).