Which of the Following Statements Regarding Gas Particle Speed Is

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding gas particle speed is NOT correct?

• A)Gas particles have a distribution of speeds at a given temperature.
• B)The largest number of gas particles travel at the most probable speed.
• C)More massive gas particles have lower root-mean-square speeds than lighter particles at a given temperature.
• D)Individual gas particles have different kinetic energies at a given temperature.
• E)A particle traveling at the average speed has a kinetic energy equal to the average kinetic energy of all the gas particles.

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