Molecular Speeds: a Sample of an Ideal Gas Is Slowly

question 17

Multiple Choice

Molecular speeds: A sample of an ideal gas is slowly compressed to one-half its original volume with no change in temperature. What happens to the average speed of the molecules in the sample?

• A) It does not change.
• B) It becomes 4 times as great.
• C) It becomes 2 times as great.
• D) It becomes 1/2 as great.
• E) It becomes 1/4 as great.

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