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OpenStudy (anonymous):

pleaaaaseeeeeeeeee help! 2. Do you think there is a point at which volume cannot be decreased any further for this sealed container of gas? Explain your answer in terms of what you know about the properties and characteristics of gases.

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OpenStudy (jfraser):

normally gas molecules are spread out by "large" distances, so no 2 gas molecules are near each other for any long period of time. As you shrink the container, the empty space begins to run out, so the gas molecules must be forced closer together. There must be some point past which the container can't be compressed (probably the size of the gas molecules themselves)

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