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the particles of a gas inside a balloon are experiencing an increase in their average kinetic energy and the number of collisions with the wall of the balloon. what is the most likely outcome?
higher gas pressure inside the balloon
higher air pressure outside the balloon
a decrease in gas temperature inside the balloon
a large increase in air temperature outside the balloon
Gas pressure is linked to the average kinetic energy of gas particles and their collision frequency with the container wall. When average kinetic energy and collision number increase, the force exerted on the balloon's inner wall rises, leading to higher internal gas pressure. External pressure and temperature changes are not the direct outcome of the internal particle changes described, and increased kinetic energy corresponds to higher, not lower, internal temperature.
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