According to the Kinetic Theory of Gases, the Pressure of a Gas

question 109

Multiple Choice

According to the kinetic theory of gases, the pressure of a gas is due to:

• A)change of kinetic energy of molecules as they strike the wall
• B)change of momentum of molecules as they strike the wall
• C)average kinetic energy of the molecules
• D)force of repulsion between the molecules
• E)rms speed of the molecules

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Probability P

The likelihood of a specific event occurring, often denoted as a number between 0 and 1.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion or variability of a dataset relative to its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.

Margin Of Error

The range within which the true value lies in statistical sampling, with a certain level of confidence.

Confidence Intervals

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