This is possible because gases have the physical property of elasticity, due to the fact that there are relatively large spaces between the molecules of gases.
No liquid can be made smaller, liquids have the property of a definite volume (size), this cant be changed.
The characteristic of a gas that allows it to be easily squeezed and compacted into smaller containers is known as compressibility. Gases have widely spaced particles and minimal intermolecular forces, which enable them to be compressed into smaller volumes when pressure is applied. This property distinguishes gases from liquids and solids, which have fixed shapes and volumes. As a result, gases can expand to fill the available space in a container.
It is called compression when a gas is squeezed into a smaller space, increasing its pressure and decreasing its volume.
When you put gas in a smaller container, the gas particles have less space to move around, leading to more frequent collisions with the container walls. This increases the pressure of the gas inside the container.
Options: -- Force more gas into the same container. -- Force the same amount of gas into a smaller container. -- Heat the gas.
Options: -- Force more gas into the same container. -- Force the same amount of gas into a smaller container. -- Heat the gas.
Options: -- Force more gas into the same container. -- Force the same amount of gas into a smaller container. -- Heat the gas.
Because the gas hasn't not a form and can be compressed or expanded.
If you shrink the container containing gas, the volume of the gas decreases because the gas particles are forced into a smaller space. This increase in pressure due to the reduced volume is described by Boyle's Law.
Consider your bicycle pump. When we decrease the volume in the pump by pushing the plunger, the volume of the gas (air) gets smaller.
The pressure of a gas in a container increases when the volume decreases, and decreases when the volume increases, following Boyle's Law. Additionally, the pressure of a gas increases with an increase in temperature, as per Gay-Lussac's Law.
When a balloon is squeezed, the volume of the balloon decreases. This causes the gas inside the balloon to be compressed, increasing the pressure of the gas.