When a Sealed Container of Ideal Gas Has Its Temperature

question 25

Multiple Choice

When a sealed container of ideal gas has its temperature increase from 250 K to 500 K, what happens to the mean free path of the molecules?

• A) It decreases to half of its original value.
• B) It stays the same.
• C) It increases by the factor .
• D) It quadruples.

---

Definitions:

Nineteenth Century

The period of time extending from January 1, 1801, to December 31, 1900, a century marked by significant industrial, cultural, and political change.

United States v. Lopez

A 1995 Supreme Court case that ruled the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 as unconstitutional for exceeding Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause.

Commerce Clause

A provision in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) that gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.

New Deal

A series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States during the 1930s to respond to the Great Depression.