An ideal gas is compressed isothermally to one-third of its initial volume.The resulting pressure will be
A)three times as large as the initial value.
B)less than three times as large as the initial value.
C)more than three times as large as the initial value.
D)equal to the initial value.
E)impossible to predict on the basis of this data.

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For an ideal gas undergoing an isothermal process, the pressure-volume product (PV) remains constant (Boyle's Law). Therefore, if the volume is reduced to one-third of its initial value, the pressure must increase to three times its initial value to maintain the constant PV product.

An Ideal Gas Is Compressed Isothermally to One-Third of Its