Spot the false statement

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. False statement

   Average energy depends on the gas volume

   Statements

   1. Mean free path is large in gases
   2. Molecules interact negligibly in an ideal gas
   3. Average energy depends on the gas volume

2. False statement

   Kinetic theory fails on specific heats

   Statements

   1. Kinetic theory fails on specific heats
   2. Boyle found his law in 1661
   3. Kinetic theory came in the nineteenth century

3. False statement

   Neon is a diatomic gas

   Statements

   1. Gases disperse without a container
   2. Neon is a diatomic gas
   3. Oxygen is a diatomic gas

4. False statement

   Mean free path equals the molecule size

   Statements

   1. Molecules are far apart compared with their size
   2. Between collisions they move in straight lines
   3. Mean free path equals the molecule size

Instructions

Two statements are true and one is false. Tap the false one.

Explanation