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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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.

anonymous · Answer

if we consider that the container is surrounded by the atmosphere, the volume of it cannot be decreased below a certain limitt at which the container itself distorts or breaks under the Atmospheric Pressure
if we consider that the container and the gas within is an isolated system.. the pressure is related to the temperature by 
$$p = p0 + alphaT$$
where Alpha is the coefficient of volumnar expansion..

anonymous · Answer

and p0 is the initial pressure of the gas..

anonymous · Answer

so, if the pressure keeps decreasing, the temperature keeps decreasing.. and soon hits 0K
at this point, the gas is said to have reached it's freezing point such that no part of the atom is able to move..
beyond this, theoretically, no further decrease in volume is possible..