Answer: "increases" .
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"When a volume of air is compressed, its temperature increases . "
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Note: The volume for the ideal gas law:
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→ " PV = nRT " ;
in which:
"P = pressure" ;
"V = volume " ;
"n = number of moles of the gas" ;
" R = the "ideal gas law constant" ;
" T = temperature" .
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When a volume of air is compressed, the "pressure, "P", increases.
When the pressure, "P", on the "left-hand side" of the equation, increases, what effect does this have on the temperature, "T", on the "right-hand side" of the equation, all other factors held equal? Answer: When the pressure, "P", increases, the temperature, "T", increases.
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Note of interest: This is how a "pressure cooker" works.
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