Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Kinetic particle model of matter

Kinetic particle model of matter — practice question

At room temperature, iron is hard to compress. Under the same conditions, oxygen can be compressed far more easily. Which comparison between the particles in iron and the particles in oxygen accounts for this?

  • AThe iron particles are closer together.
  • BThe iron particles have a greater mass.
  • CThe iron particles can be magnetised.
  • DThe iron particles have less average kinetic energy.

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