According to Boyle's Law, the pressure of a gas increases as the volume decreases because
A)the gas particles strike the walls of the container with more force.
B)the kinetic energy of the gas particles increases.
C)the temperature of the gas increases.
D)the gas particles strike the walls of the container more often.
E)the gas particles get bigger.

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Boyle's Law states that for a given amount of gas at constant temperature, the pressure of the gas is inversely proportional to its volume. As the volume decreases, the gas particles have less space to move around, so they hit the walls of the container more frequently, increasing the pressure. This principle does not inherently involve changes in the force of the collisions (A), kinetic energy (B), temperature (C), or size of the gas particles (E).

According to Boyle's Law, the Pressure of a Gas Increases