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What happens if you combine both?



PV = nRT [0]. The (P)ressure is directly correlated with the (T)emperature. You would need to use a small (V)olume to balance the equation.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideal_gas_law


To elaborate on the other comment, the ideal gas law isn't applicable when you can add or remove energy/mass to the system. There's no reason you can't pack a refrigerator sized chamber with enough air to be high pressure at a low temperature. Based on the equation, you get to choose what n is so you if you set T to a normal refrigerator temp of ~4C then you can vary n to get whatever P you want. I hope that made sense.


poor application of the gas law. There is no reason to treat the situation as adiabatic. Theoretical assumptions are important!




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