Post-UTME Chemistry 2018 Objective — Question 1
Question 1 of 21 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) Chemistry 2018 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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Which of the following statements is correct?
- A. The average kinetic energy of a gas is directly proportional to its temperatureCorrect
- B. At constant temperature, the volume of a gas increases as the pressure increases
- C. The pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume at constant volume
- D. The temperature of a gas is directly proportional to its volume at all times
Explanation
By kinetic theory of gases, the average kinetic energy of gas molecules is directly proportional to the absolute temperature.
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