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Do gas particles move slowly?
In gases the particles move rapidly in all directions, frequently colliding with each other and the side of the container. With an increase in temperature, the particles gain kinetic energy and move faster.
What happens when the particles in an object begin to move slowly?
When particles move slowly enough for their attractions to bring them together, droplets of liquid form. This process, which is the opposite of vaporization, is called condensation. As a gas condenses to a liquid, it releases the thermal energy it absorbed to become a gas.
What makes a gas move faster or slower?
Since all gases have the same average kinetic energy at the same temperature, lighter molecules move faster and heavier molecules move slower on average.
What particles move very slowly?
Explanation:
- Solids. When you have little to no heat, the particles are moving very slowly, so slowly that they atomic attractions result in bonds that are difficult to break without adding energy.
- Liquids.
- Gases.
What happens to the particles of a gas when the gas changes into a liquid?
If a gas is cooled, its particles will eventually stop moving about so fast and form a liquid. This is called condensation and occurs at the same temperature as boiling. Hence, the boiling point and condensation point of a substance are the same temperature.
What affects speed of gas particles?
The speed of the molecules in a gas is proportional to the temperature and is inversely proportional to molar mass of the gas. In other words, as the temperature of a sample of gas is increased, the molecules speed up and the root mean square molecular speed increases as a result.
What happens to the speed of motion of the particles of a gas when a certain volume of the gas is heated at constant pressure?
When molecules are heated (absorb energy) they move faster – some, or all of the heat energy is converted to kinetic energy. So, when a gas is heated, the effect is to make the molecules move faster.