Who described in 1662 that when a gas was pumped into an enclosed space, it would shrink to fit in that space, but the pressure exerted by the gas on the container would increase?

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) Robert Boyle
The description of gas behavior where a gas shrinks to fit into an enclosed space but the pressure exerted by the gas on the container increases was given by Robert Boyle in 1662. Boyle's law, named after him, states that the volume of a given mass of gas is inversely proportional to its pressure, provided the temperature remains constant. This fundamental understanding of the relationship between pressure and volume of gases was one of the early developments in the field of gas laws.