If you transfer a liter of oxygen into a 2 liter container and the gas expands to fill the entire container. Does the density of the oxygen change?

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Bryan Schmidt

29 March, 19:05

If you transfer a liter of oxygen into a 2 liter container and the gas expands to fill the entire container. Does the density of the oxygen change?

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Piglet · Answer 1

Yes, the density of the oxygen change because it is a gas and the volume would depend on the size of the container. Density is mass per volume of a substance. So, as the volume changes a corresponding change in the density would be observed.