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CAIE IGCSE Physics Particle Model of Pressure Changes

Practise explaining how temperature at fixed volume or volume at fixed temperature changes gas pressure through particle speed, momentum and wall collisions.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Physics 0625

Exam points

  • at fixed volume, link higher temperature to faster particles and harder collisions
  • at constant temperature, link smaller volume to more frequent wall collisions
  • combine collision frequency and momentum change to justify the direction of pressure change

2.1.3.1—Qualitatively, in terms of particles question 1

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The temperature of a fixed mass of gas at constant volume changes from 300 K to 400 K .

State and explain, in terms of particles, the effect on the pressure of the gas.
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