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Question
Fill in the blank with the correct word, from the words in option:
If the temperature of a fixed mass of a gas is kept constant and the pressure is increased, the volume correspondingly _______.
Options
increases
decreases
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Solution
If the temperature of a fixed mass of a gas is kept constant and the pressure is increased, the volume correspondingly decreases.
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