If a gas cools under constant pressure, the molecules within it have ________ kinetic energy (motions) and can therefore ________.

A) less; be packed into a smaller volume
B) less; be packed into a larger volume
C) more; be packed into a larger volume
D) more; be packed into a smaller volume


A) less; be packed into a smaller volume

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