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A gas is filled in a cylinder fitted with piston at a definite temperature and pressure, Explain  on the basis of kinetic theory : on pulling the piston out, the pressure of the gas decreases.

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On pulling the piston out, the volume of the cylinder for the given gas increases due to which the molecules of gas more space to move about As a result of which less molecules will collide with the wall of cylinder per second and hence less momentum is transferred to the wall pre second. In addition of it, now these collisions take place on a larger area of the walls. Due to both these reasons the pressure decreases.



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