A cylinder is fitted with a movable piston. The pressure inside the cylinder is P_i and the volume is V_i. What is the new pressure in the system when the piston decreases the volume of the cylinder by half?

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According to Boyle's Law, for a given mass of an ideal gas at constant temperature, the product of the pressure and volume is constant. Therefore, if the volume is halved, the pressure must double to maintain the same product.

A Cylinder Is Fitted with a Movable Piston