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What defines an ideal gas according to the text?
What defines an ideal gas according to the text?
- An ideal gas has high intermolecular attractions
- An ideal gas has few intermolecular attractions
- An ideal gas obeys the gas laws at all pressures and temperatures (correct)
- An ideal gas is easily compressible
According to the kinetic molecular theory of gases, what is the relationship between the kinetic energy of gas molecules and temperature?
According to the kinetic molecular theory of gases, what is the relationship between the kinetic energy of gas molecules and temperature?
- The kinetic energy decreases as temperature increases
- The kinetic energy is not affected by temperature
- The kinetic energy of the molecules is proportional to the absolute temperature (correct)
- The kinetic energy is inversely proportional to the absolute temperature
What characteristic distinguishes an ideal gas from real gases?
What characteristic distinguishes an ideal gas from real gases?
- Real gases are easily compressible
- Real gases have low kinetic energy
- Real gases show deviations from ideal behavior (correct)
- Real gases have no intermolecular attractions
What evidence supports the postulate that gas molecules have elastic collisions with themselves and the container?
What evidence supports the postulate that gas molecules have elastic collisions with themselves and the container?
What phenomenon demonstrates that gas molecules are in constant, random, straight line motion with varying velocities?
What phenomenon demonstrates that gas molecules are in constant, random, straight line motion with varying velocities?