Give a simple explanation why the pressure changes by this factor. word bank: 1. two2.greater3.smaller4.four5.eightd oubling the speed of the molecules means that they will hit the walls of the as often.
further, since the molecules bounce off the walls at twice the speed, their momentum change as great.
this means that the average force imparted to the wall on each collision .
taken together, these two factors will lead to a factor increase of the pressure.