A Bubble of Steam Rises to the Top of a Container

question 52

Multiple Choice

A bubble of steam rises to the top of a container of boiling water.Which of the following features of the ideal gas model best explains this phenomenon?

• A)Gases consist of molecular particles moving at any instant in straight lines
• B)Molecules collide with each other and with the container walls without loss of energy
• C)Gas molecules behave as independent particles
• D)Gas molecules are very widely spaced
• E)The actual volume of molecules is negligible compared to the space they occupy