True or false about kinetic theory

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Collisions in a gas are taken as elastic.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Average kinetic energy depends on the gas used.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Argon is a monatomic gas.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   The mean free path is a few angstroms only.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Standard temperature is 273 kelvin.

6. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Atoms are freer in solids than in gases.

Instructions

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

Explanation