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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Collisions of helium atoms with the walls of a closed container cause (1 point)condensation. gas pressure. a decrease in volume. an overall loss of energy.

OpenStudy (cj7529):

Gas pressure |dw:1354834695812:dw| imagine all the particles flying around randomly inside the box some will bounce off the walls of the container and be pushed back in to the center. By newtons 3rd law the particle also exerts an outwards force on the container we observe this outward force as pressure

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