Origin of gas pressure · CAP 2003 #8

Physics · thermodynamics

Problem

The pressure exerted by a gas on the walls of the vessel that contains it is due to the (a) change in kinetic energy of the gas molecules as they strike the walls; (b) collisions between the gas molecules; (c) repulsive force between the gas molecules; (d) change in momentum of the gas molecules as they strike the walls.

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