Foundation
Chemistry Foundation
Classification of Matter
Question

Densities of gases change with :

temperature and volume    

pressure only

pressure and temperature

temperature only

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Solution

The density of a gas (ρ) is mass per unit volume (ρ = m/V). According to the ideal gas law, PV = nRT, volume (V) is affected by both pressure (P) and temperature (T). Since density is inversely proportional to volume (ρ ∝ 1/V), any change in pressure or temperature will alter the volume and thus the density. Therefore, gas density depends on both pressure and temperature.

Final answer: pressure and temperature