To Account for the Fact That the Volume of a Gas

question 119

Multiple Choice

To account for the fact that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature in kelvins, it is necessary to postulate that:

• A) There is a distribution of molecular speeds between gas molecules
• B) The molecules have negligibly small volumes
• C) Molecules collide with each other
• D) On the average, molecules move faster at higher temperatures
• E) None of these explain this direct proportionality

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