As the temperature increases, average kinetic energy of molecules increases. What would be the effect of increase of temperature on pressure provided the volume is constant?

(i) Increases 

(ii) Decreases 

(iii) Remains same 

(iv) Becomes half

<p><span data-teams="true">This is a multiple choice answer as classified in NCERT Exemplar</span></p><p>Option (i) increases</p><p>Gay Lussac’s law shows the direct relationship between the pressure and the temperature of a fixed amount of gas at constant volume.</p><p>Gay Lussac's law states that at constant volume, the pressure of a fixed amount of a gas is directly proportional to the temperature.</p><p>Therefore, &nbsp;</p><p>P∝T&nbsp; &nbsp;……….at constant volume</p><p>Thus, pressure increases if the temperature is increased at a constant volume.</p><p>To elaborate more on this topic, we will see a real-life example.</p>

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