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From: John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com>
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Subject: Re: ideal gas law - pressure and mass question
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:22:15 -0500
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 Christopher Howard writes:
> My question: will the rate of pressure change, over time, be dependent
> on how great a mass of gas I have originally pumped into the
> container? I.e., will my pressure gauge needle swing more slowly if I
> have 10 kg of the gas in there, as opposed to 1 kg?

Yes.
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John Hasler 
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Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA