Helium Gas Is Being Pumped into a Rigid Container at a Constant

question 41

Multiple Choice

Helium gas is being pumped into a rigid container at a constant temperature. As a result, the pressure of helium in the container is increasing. Select the one correct statement below.

• A)As the pressure increases, helium atoms move faster, on average.
• B)As the pressure increases, helium atoms move more slowly, on average.
• C)As the pressure increases, the volume of the container must decrease.
• D)As the pressure increases, helium atoms stay closer to the wall of the container, on average.
• E)As the pressure increases, there are more collisions of helium atoms with the container wall.

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Definitions:

Entropy

Measure of how much the energy of a system is dispersed.

Energy Conversion

The process of changing one form of energy into another, such as solar energy into electricity.

Increasing Entropy

The process by which the disorder or randomness in a system increases, often associated with the second law of thermodynamics.

Diffusion

The process by which molecules spread from areas of high concentration to areas of lower concentration, aiming for equilibrium.