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Which of these are true situations that could be explained by the kinetic molecular theory?Select all that apply.

Which of these are true situations that could be explained by the kinetic molecular-example-1
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Kinect-molecular theory hypothesis:

- The formation of a gas occurs by a large number of molecules;

- Gas molecules have a negligible dimension, which means that the volume occupied by them is very small, almost insignificant;

- These gases move in a discontinuous and random way, thus occupying the entire volume of the container where they are found, having a rectilinear and uniformly varied movement;

- They are independent, they only interact with each other when a collision occurs;

- Collisions between molecules and molecules and between molecules and container walls are elastic collisions, which cause the kinetic energy of the molecules to remain constant.

Having seen these statements, the answers can only be:

The warmer a glass of water, the faster a drop of ink will spread through the water.

The colder a room is, the longer it would take to smell a spray of perfume from the other side of the room.

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