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If the number of gas atoms in a container is doubled, the pressure of the gas doubles (assuming constant temperature and volume). Explain this pressure increase in terms of the molecular motion of the gas.

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If the number of gas atoms in a container is doubled, the pressure of the gas doubles (assuming constant temperature and volume). Explain this pressure increase in terms of the molecular motion of the gas.

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The pressure of a gas is the pressure exerted by the gas on the walls of the container it is in. The molecules in a container collide with each other and with the walls of the container, exerting pressure on the walls. 

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