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When a gas is heated, the gas particles have more kinetic energy. Complete the following sentence: This means they move about more and have more ______ with the sides of the container. This increases the pressure.

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Step-by-step explanation:

As the speed of the particles increases, they move around more, which means they hit the sides of the container more.

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