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Offline miss.strw

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Gas Question
« on: October 22, 2009, 02:32:35 PM »
   


Based on the distributions show above, which statements for the three gasses I II and III are true?
Note that the temperature is constant for all three.

a) Gas I is the lightest of the three gasses.

b) The most probable speed of the molecules of gas III is greater than that of the molecules of gas I.

c) All the molecules of gas III have an actual speed that is greater than those of gas I.

d) The average kinetic energies of the three gasses would all be identical.

e) Increasing the temperature would increase the most probable speed of the molecules of each gas.

Attempt:
bde (But it's wrong. what did I do wrong? pleas??? thank you!!!)

Offline JGK

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Re: Gas Question
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2009, 03:48:43 PM »
I would have discounted e) as you have no data to support it, the graph is a single temperature.

Since areas under the curve of I and III overlap, c) cannot be true.
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Re: Gas Question
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2009, 03:51:21 PM »
Thanks for the explanation!!! thanks!!! :D
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Re: Gas Question
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2009, 07:07:48 PM »
B and D.

B because the gases do not overlap each other under the curve.

D because average kinetic energy has to do with temperature and your temperature for all three gases is 300 K (which is constant, theoretically).

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