Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · States of matter

States of matter — practice question

The temperature of a sample of an inert gas is raised. How does this affect the number of molecules with the most probable energy and the number of molecules with high energy?

  • Anumber with most probable energy decreases; number with high energy decreases
  • Bnumber with most probable energy decreases; number with high energy increases
  • Cnumber with most probable energy increases; number with high energy decreases
  • Dnumber with most probable energy increases; number with high energy increases

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