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2.1.2a Particle structure and motion in solids, liquids and gases

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Question 13

Air is trapped in a rigid container of fixed volume.

The air is heated, causing its temperature to rise.

Which row in the table describes how the average speed of the air molecules and the average distance between them changes?

Average speed of moleculesAverage distance between molecules
Aincreasesincreases
Bincreasesunchanged
Cunchangedunchanged
Dunchangedincreases
A

Row A

B

Row B

C

Row C

D

Row D

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