Question

Bottle A is filled with air, and Bottle B is filled with carbon dioxide of equal temperatures. Each bottle is placed 50 cm from a heat source, and the temperature inside each bottle is recorded every 5 minutes. Which statement describes the results of the experiment after an hour?

a. The temperatures in the bottles increased equally.
b. Bottle B has a higher temperature than Bottle A.
c. Bottle A has a higher temperature than Bottle B.
d. The temperature of neither bottle increased.

Answer 1

Bottle B has a higher temperature than Bottle A.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to consider something very important here and that is the ability of the molecules of CO2 and those of air to trap heat.

CO2 molecules are better able to trap heat since it is among the green house gases.

Since CO2 is a greenhouse gas, the temperature of bottle B is higher than that of bottle A because more heat is trapped by the gas in bottle B than the gas in bottle A.