Question

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

• A. increased by $10\%$
• B. increased by $1\%$
• C. decreased by $10\%$
• D. decreased by $1\%$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

According to Boyle's law,
$p\propto \frac{1}{V}$
Hence, in order to increase the volume of a gas by $10\%$, the pressure of the gas should be decreased by $10\%$