It Can Be Observed Experimentally That the Volume of a Gas

question 105

Multiple Choice

It can be observed experimentally that the volume of a gas will be decreased by applying pressure. This observation is best explained by the assumption that

• A)the average kinetic energy of gas molecules is directly proportional to the absolute temperature.
• B)gas molecules collide without loss of kinetic energy.
• C)gas molecules are small compared to the distance between them.
• D)gas molecules exert almost no attractive forces on one another.
• E)gas molecules become smaller.

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