A Sample of a Gas Is Expanded to Twice Its

question 53

Multiple Choice

A sample of a gas is expanded to twice its original volume while its temperature is held constant. Relative to their original average energy, the new average energy of the molecules is

• A) half as great.
• B) the same.
• C) twice as great.
• D) four times as great.

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