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When air is compressed?

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When air is compressed?

A.

its density decreases

B.

it solidifies

C.

its temperature decreases

D.

its temperature increases

E.

its temperature remains unchanged

Correct answer is D

Compressed air is a gas, or a combination of gases, that has been put under greater pressure than the air in the general environment.

When you pressurize a gas by compressing it into a container, you're putting all those molecules into a smaller volume of space and you're adding potential energy by the compression.

Gay Lussac's Law - states that the pressure of a given amount of gas held at constant volume is directly proportional to the Kelvin temperature.