Consider the Following Gas Samples: Which One of the Following

question 65

Multiple Choice

Consider the following gas samples: Which one of the following statements is false?

• A) Assuming identical intermolecular forces in the two samples, sample A should be more nearly ideal than sample B.
• B) The root-mean-square velocity of molecules in sample A is twice as large as the root-mean-square velocity of molecules in sample B.
• C) The average kinetic energy of the molecules in sample A is twice the average kinetic energy of the molecules in sample B.
• D) The fraction of molecules in sample A having a kinetic energies greater than some high fixed value is larger than the fraction of molecules in sample B having kinetic energies greater than that same high fixed value.
• E) The volume of sample A is twice the volume of sample B.

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