Question

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Which variable describes how often the particles in a sample of gas collide with each other and
the walls of the container? [5)
(5 Points)
Temperature
Pressure
Volume
Amount

Answer 1

Pressure

Step-by-step explanation:

The variable that describes how often the particles in a sample of gas collides with each other and the walls of the container is the pressure.

The pressure of a gas is the combined force with which the gas molecules bombard a unit area of the wall of the container i.e the sum of all the tiny pushes on the unit area of the wall of the container.

The various units of gas pressure atmosphere, millimeters of Hg, torr, pascal, newton per meter squared.

• Temperature is the degree of hotness or coldness of a body
• Volume is the space the gases occupies.