is this true according to the kinetic theory?
2007-06-12 01:42:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
No. An analogy would be a crowd of people. A gas is like a soccerteam, everyone all running around in different direction, but bouncing off each other. A liquid is like a subway platform crowd, where everyone is pushing on each other and milling around, but, more or less confined by the crowd to move in the same general direction. A solid is like a plane load of people with the seatbelt sign on, with everyone sitting in their seats moving as a unit with a plane, only free to fidget.
2007-06-12 02:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. In solid state bodies they move vibrating around central points of a molecular structure. Depending on the temperature, molecules vibrate, and their constituent atoms vibrate also inside the molecule.
The difference with gaseous state is that in this case molecules move also freele in its recipient, bouncing between them.
In liquid state molecules are bounded, but are vibrating and moving also.
In all those cases the average energy of the movement depends on the temperature.
2007-06-12 08:58:27 · answer #2 · answered by Jano 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋