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Old 06-19-2006, 10:13 AM
ChrisV ChrisV is offline
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Default Re: Again with the Force

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The temperature is not independent of the pressure. PV/nR = T, p is pressure T is temperature. Increasing the pressure of a gas will increase its temp. And kinetic energy of a gas is directly related to its temperature. By pressurizing a gas, you will increase its kinetic energy.

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How do you plan to pressurise the gas? You can do it by decreasing volume, in which case the temperature will not increase. Or you can do it by heating it, in which case, unsurprisingly, the temperature increases.
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