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jazziefee

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Explain what the term mean free path describes. How does it change with decreasing pressure?
 
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If the electrons are shared equally between the two atoms, the bond is called ________.
 
  A) ionic
  B) non-polar covalent
  C) hydrogen bonding
  D) polar covalent


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Reply #1 on: Aug 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Mean free path describes the distance that a gas particle can travel before hitting another particle. As pressure decreases, the distance between particles increases, therefore increasing the mean free path of the particles.

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