A rubber balloon is filled with helium gas. Which of the drawings below most acc

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A rubber balloon is filled with helium gas. Which of the drawings below most accurately reflects the gas in the balloon on a molecular level? The blue spheres represent helium atoms. A B C D Choose the best explanation for your choice above from the reasons listed below. The gas molecules repel each other and get as far from each other as possible. The gas molecules are more dense than air and strongly attracted to each other The gas molecules are less dense than air and strongly attracted to each other. The gas molecules are constantly moving and are neither strongly attracted to nor repelled by each other, so they fill the entire available space.

Explanation / Answer

A gas in a balloon will :

Occupy all the space

be the most chaotic, that is, will not eb ordered

note that

A, B, D are pretty ordered, only C depicts a random sytem, so choose C

choose form the dialog box uindeR:

a) true, they will reppel each other

b) false, and if so, they will not attract

c) false, they will not attarct each other

d) false, they are acutally repelled betwen each other

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