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Question 5
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The air in a sealed metal tin is heated. The volume of the tin does not change.

What happens to the pressure of the air in the tin?

[1]
A

It decreases, because the particles move more slowly

B

It increases, because the particles move faster

C

It stays the same, because the volume does not change

D

It increases, because the particles get bigger

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1.3 Pressure Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /1.3 Pressure

50 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Physics 1.3 Pressure, covering 1.3.1 Molecular motion, temperature and gas pressure, 1.3.2 Gas pressure at constant volume, 1.3.3 Compressing and expanding gases, 1.3.4 Gas volume and pressure at constant temperature, 1.3.5 Doing work on a gas, 1.3.6 The Earth's atmosphere and atmospheric pressure, 1.3.7 Atmospheric pressure and height, 1.3.8 Floating and sinking, 1.3.9 Pressure in liquids and upthrust, and 1.3.10 Pressure differences with depth. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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