Which description best characterizes the graph of pressure versus volume for a fixed…

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Which description best characterizes the graph of pressure PP versus volume VV for a fixed amount of ideal gas kept at constant temperature? (a) A straight line that increases uniformly with VV, passing through the origin (b) A parabola opening upward with its vertex at the origin (c) A hyperbolic curve that approaches both axes asymptotically (d) A straight line that decreases uniformly to zero as VV increases

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