Physics 5054 · O Level · Particle model

Particle model — practice question

In low-pressure hydrogen, the molecules experience no intermolecular forces apart from when they collide with one another. Which statement describes how a molecule moves between one collision and the next?

  • AIt moves with changing speed and continuously changes direction.
  • BIt moves with changing speed in a straight line.
  • CIt moves with constant speed and continuously changes direction.
  • DIt moves with constant speed in a straight line.

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