Question

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about a fixed mass of gas compressed in an inexpansible container;

I. The average speed of the molecules increases

II. The temperature of the gas increases

III. The molecules hit the walls of the container more often than before the compression

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. I and II only

The kinetic-molecular theory of gases assumes that ideal gas molecules:

(1) are constantly moving;

(2) have negligible volume;

(3) have negligible intermolecular forces;

(4) undergo perfectly elastic collisions; and

(5) have an average kinetic energy proportional to the ideal gas's absolute temperature.