Suppose there is a tiny sticky area on the wall of a container of gas. Molecules hitting this area stick there permanently. Is the pressure greater or less than on the ordinary area of walls?

Suppose there is a tiny sticky area on the wall of a container of gas.

1.	Suppose there is a tiny sticky area on the wall of a container of gas. Molecules hitting this area stick there permanently. Is the pressure greater or less than on the ordinary area of walls?
Answer» Solution :If the gas molecules STICK to the WALLS of the container. Then the number of molecules striking the walls of the container DECREASES. An decrease in the number of gas molecules in the same VOLUME container decreases PRESSURE.