Ideal Gas Concepts
For each of the following statements, determine whether is is correct, incorrect or cannot tell.
Incorrect: When the temperature of a gas is doubled, the rms speed of the gas is also doubled.
Incorrect: A liquid-in-glass thermometer works by using the expansive properties of the glass.
Incorrect: The ideal gas law is valid for any concentration of the gas.
Correct: When the pendulum of a grandfather clock is heated, the clock runs more slowly.
Incorrect: An aluminum plate has a hole cut in its center. When the plate is heated, the hole gets smaller.
Incorrect: When the temperature of a gas is doubled, the rms speed of the gas is also doubled.
Incorrect: A liquid-in-glass thermometer works by using the expansive properties of the glass.
Incorrect: The ideal gas law is valid for any concentration of the gas.
Correct: When the pendulum of a grandfather clock is heated, the clock runs more slowly.
Incorrect: An aluminum plate has a hole cut in its center. When the plate is heated, the hole gets smaller.