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   ocr: HIS LAW explains the related behavior of I the temperature and the pressure of a fixed volume of gas. When the gas is heated, its temperature rises and this provides the gas particles with more energy. With their increased energy, they exert more force on their surroundings and this increases the pressure inside a fixed volume of space. Under these circumstances, the temperature and the pressure ofthe gas are directly proportional to each other. This means that for every increase or decrease in temperature, there 1S a corresponding increase or decrease in pressure. This relationship can be rep ...