Certain volume of a gas exerts on its wa...

Certain volume of a gas exerts on its walls some pressure at a particular temperature . It has been found that by reducing the volume of the gas to half of its original value the pressure become twice that of the initial value at constant temperature . this happens because

A

Mass of the gas increases with pressure

B

Speed of the gas molecules decreases

C

More number of gas molecules strike the surface per second

D

Gas molecules attract each other

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C

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