Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:35:22 -0800
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To: pinhole@exploratorium.edu
From: marc_afifi@yahoo.com (Marc Afifi)
Subject: Help?
Hi,
In a recent test for my AP chemistry class was the following question:
Which conditions of P, T, and n, respectively, are most ideal?
a. high P, high T, high n
b. low P, low T, low n
c. high P, low T, high n
d. low P, high T, high n
e. low P, high T, low n
The correct answer is (d), but I selected (e) because I understood that to
approximate ideal conditions the particles should be moving at high speeds
and have great distances between them thus reducing molecular interactions.
Wouldn't the low n in selection (e) correlate to greater intermolecular
distances than a high n thus more closely approximating an ideal gas? Is
the publisher wrong? Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide
in the matter.
-Marc
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