When a container of gas is heated, what happens to the average speed of its molecule?

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When a container of gas is heated, what happens to the average speed of its molecule?

2007-10-14 15:03:28 · 3 answers · asked by nancy c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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It increases.

2007-10-14 15:10:34 · answer #1 · answered by SS90 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Increases. The speed is proportional to the square root of the absolute temperature. This speed differs by only a small geometric factor from the speed of sound.

2007-10-14 15:08:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

The molecules move faster. It is the movement of the molecules that determine the temperature and vice versa.

2007-10-14 15:10:39 · answer #3 · answered by OKIM IM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋