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2.1.3a The absolute scale of temperature

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Question 93

A rigid, sealed glass bottle containing air is placed inside a freezer. After several hours, the temperature of the air inside the bottle has decreased.

Which row in the table states what has happened to the average speed of the air molecules and the pressure of the air inside the bottle?

Average speed of moleculesPressure of the air
Adecreasesdecreases
Bdecreasesincreases
Cincreasesdecreases
Dincreasesincreases
A

Average speed decreases; pressure decreases

B

Average speed decreases; pressure increases

C

Average speed increases; pressure decreases

D

Average speed increases; pressure increases

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