Question

1. According to kinetic molecular theory, the size of a gas particle in a gas __________.

a. is much greater than the separation between each gas particle in the gas
b. is much smaller than the separation of each gas particle in the gas
c. is nearly equal to the separation of each particle in the gas
d. is constantly changing

2. Decreasing the amount of gas in a rigid container will __________.

a. decrease the collision rate between gas particles
b. increase the collision rate between gas particles
c. not affect the collision rate between gas particles
d. increase the average kinetic energy of the gas particles

Answer 1

b. is much smaller than the separation of each gas particle in the gas