A fixed amount of gas in a rigid container is heated from 300 to 600 K.Which of the following responses best describes what will happen to the pressure of the gas?
A)The pressure will increase by a factor of 2.
B)The pressure will increase by a factor less than 2.
C)The pressure will increase by a factor greater than 2.
D)The pressure will decrease by a factor of 2.
E)The pressure will remain the same.

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The pressure of a gas in a rigid container when heated will increase in direct proportion to the increase in its absolute temperature (in Kelvin), according to the Gay-Lussac's Law (P1/T1 = P2/T2). Since the temperature is doubled from 300 K to 600 K, the pressure will also double, assuming the volume remains constant and the gas follows ideal behavior.

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