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# A sample of an ideal gas is contained in a cylinder fitted with a movable piston. The initial pressure of the gas is \(1.5\text{ atm}\). The volume of the cylinder is reduced to \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) of its initial volume while the absolute temperature of the gas is doubled. Assuming no gas escapes from the cylinder, what is the final pressure of the gas?

A sample of an ideal gas is contained in a cylinder fitted with a movable piston. The initial pressure of the gas is \(1.5\text{ atm}\). The volume of the cylinder is reduced to \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) of its initial volume while the absolute temperature of the gas is doubled. Assuming no gas escapes from the cylinder, what is the final pressure of the gas?

- **A.** \(1.5\text{ atm}\)
- **B.** \(3.0\text{ atm}\)
- **C.** \(6.0\text{ atm}\)
- **D.** \(12\text{ atm}\)

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