A pressurized perfume bottle is left on the window pane of a room. What happens to he gas molecules of the perfume on a sunny day? They

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Physics - 2016 (Objective) Subject: Physics

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A pressurized perfume bottle is left on the window pane of a room. What happens to he gas molecules of the perfume on a sunny day? They
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On a sunny day, the gas molecules of the perfume inside a pressurized bottle left on a window pane will move more rapidly. This is because the increase in temperature from the sun's heat will cause the gas molecules to gain kinetic energy, which in turn increases their speed. As a result, they will collide more frequently with each other and with the walls of the bottle, exerting a greater pressure. However, the expansion of the gas molecules will be limited by the container's pressure and volume. Therefore, the perfume bottle will not expand or contract. The only observable change will be that the gas molecules inside the bottle will move more rapidly.

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