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Which of the following describes a substance in the gaseous physical state? (A) The substance has a variable volume. (B) The substance compresses significantly. (C) The substance has a variable shape.
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Which of the following describes a substance in the gaseous physical state?

(A) The substance has a variable volume.
(B) The substance compresses significantly.
(C) The substance has a variable shape.
(D) all of the above none of the above

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(D) all of the above

Step-by-step explanation:

The molecules in a gas interact weakly with each other, without forming molecular bonds, because of this its highly compressible. A gas adopt the shape and volume of the recipient that contains them and tend to expand, due to the high amount of kinetic energy of their molecules.

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