Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321910419
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 10 - Gases - Exercises - Page 432: 10.3

Answer

The container would have half as many particles.

Work Step by Step

The ideal gas law shows that pressure and number of moles of an ideal gas are directly proportional. Therefore, reducing pressure by one half will reduce the number of moles by one half if all else is held constant.
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