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Why would the pressure be 0 for absolutle zero?

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The pressure of a gas is exerted on the walls of its container by the movement of the molecules making up the gas. The higher the temperature, the faster the particles move, increasing the pressure exerted on the sides of the container. As the temperature decreases, the movement of the gas particles slows down, reducing the pressure. At absolute zero, the gas particles would be completely frozen so that no particles would be hitting the sides of the container and the pressure exerted by the gas would be zero. This is all theoretical since absolute zero cannot yet be reached, and gas would not actually be able to have a pressure of zero.

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