(GASEOUS STATE - Ideal Gas) Pressure is inversely proprtional to Volume. Volume is directly proportional to moles. Then shouldn't Pressure be inversely proportional to moles? But it's the opposite. Why?

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Dear Student,

According to ideal gas equation,
PV=nRT
From the above equation we can see that
P α n
and, Vα n
but, P α $\frac{1}{V}$

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(GASEOUS STATE - Ideal Gas) Pressure is inversely proprtional to Volume. Volume is directly proportional to moles. Then shouldn't Pressure be inversely proportional to moles? But it's the opposite. Why?

Dear Student, According to ideal gas equation, PV=nRT ​From the above equation we can see that P α n and, V​α n but, P ​α 1V

Dear Student,

According to ideal gas equation,
PV=nRT
From the above equation we can see that
P α n
and, Vα n
but, P α $\frac{1}{V}$