A sample of gas has a pressure due to the collisions of moving gas particles with the container walls. This pressure can be understood at the particle level. Each collision of a gas particle with the container wall results in a force on the wall. Because there are so many particles colliding so frequently with the container wall, there is enough force that accumulates to result in a noticeable pressure. Any variable that effects the ratio of the cumulative amount of force per unit of wall area will effect this pressure.
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Version 1:Container A and Container B are the same size; their volume and surface area is the same. They contain the same type of gas and the same number of particles of gas. But the particles in Container A are moving faster (on average) than the particles in Container B. Which container will have the greatest gas pressure?