The Temperature of a Quantity of Ideal Gas in a Sealed

question 9

Multiple Choice

The temperature of a quantity of ideal gas in a sealed container is increased from 0°C to 273°C.What happens to the rms speed of the molecules of the gas as a result of this temperature increase?

• A)It does not change since rms speed is independent of temperature.
• B)It increases but it less than doubles.
• C)It doubles.
• D)It quadruples.

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Definitions:

Gustatory Receptors

Specialized sensory cells located on the tongue that detect taste stimuli and convey taste signals to the brain.

Olfactory Epithelium

A thin layer of tissue, deep within the nasal cavity, containing the olfactory receptors; these sensory receptors produce information that is processed in the brain as smell.

Gustation

The sense of taste, one of the five traditional senses, which detects the chemical composition of substances through taste buds.

Taste Buds

Structures, located in papillae on the tongue, that contain the sensory receptors called taste receptors.