Complete each statement pertaining to the Ideal Gas. (Write your answers as comp
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Question
Complete each statement pertaining to the Ideal Gas. (Write your answers as complete sentences.)?At a given instant in time, the pressure P , volume V , and temperature T of an ideal gas are
(a) assumed to be uniform throughout the gas.
(b) allowed to vary throughout the gas.
When two ideal gas particles collide with each other,
(a) some energy is wasted through friction.
(b) no net energy loss occurs.
An ideal gas can lose its (heat) energy when
(a) particles collide with each other
(b) particles collide with the container walls
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) neither (a) nor (b)
Explanation / Answer
At a given instant in time, the pressure P , volume V , and temperature T of an ideal gas are assumed to be uniform throughout the gas. When two ideal gas particles collide with each other no net energy loss occurs. An ideal gas can lose its (heat) energy when (d) neither (a) nor (b)