Pressure Volume and Temperature Relationships MC Questions

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Relationships Between Pressure, Volume and Temperature
1. As the pressure on a sample of a gas increases, the
volume of the gas
A) decreases
B) increases
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4. A cylinder with a tightly fitted piston is shown in the
diagram below.
C) remains the same
2. Which graph best shows the relationship between the
pressure of a gas and its average kinetic energy at
constant volume?
As the piston moves downward, the number of
molecules of air in the cylinder
A)
A) decreases
B) increases
C) remains the same
5. Which graph represents the relationship between
volume and Kelvin temperature for an ideal gas at
constant pressure?
A)
C)
B)
D)
B)
C)
D)
3. As the pressure on a sample of a gas decreases, the
volume of the gas
A) decreases
B) increases
C) remains the same
6.
At constant pressure,
which curve best shows the relationship between the
volume of an ideal gas and its absolute temperature?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
7. When the pressure exerted on a confined gas at
constant temperature is doubled, the volume of the
gas is
A) halved
B) doubled
C) tripled
D) quartered
14. Which graph represents the relationship between
pressure and volume for a sample of an ideal gas at
constant temperature?
A)
8. As the temperature of a given sample of a gas
decreases at constant pressure, the volume of the gas
A) decreases
B) increases
C) remains the same
9. As the temperature of a given sample of a gas
increases, the volume of the gas
A) decreases
B) increases
B)
C) remains the same
10. Under which conditions will the volume of a given
sample of a gas decrease?
A)
B)
C)
D)
decreased pressure and decreased temperature
decreased pressure and increased temperature
increased pressure and decreased temperature
increased pressure and increased temperature
C)
11. Which graph shows the pressure-temperature
relationship expected for a gas?
A)
C)
B)
D)
D)
12. A sample of a gas is at STP. As the pressure
decreases and the temperature increases, the volume
of the gas
A) decreases
B) increases
C) remains the same
13. A sealed container of nitrogen gas contains 6 × 1023
molecules at STP. As the temperature increases, the
mass of the nitrogen will
A) decrease
B) increase
C) remain the same
15. When a sample of gas is cooled in a sealed, rigid
container, the pressure the gas exerts on the walls of
the container will decrease because the gas particles
hit the walls of the container
A)
B)
C)
D)
less often and with less force
less often and with more force
more often and with less force
more often and with more force