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if the gas molecules collide with the wall inelastically ,does the temperature and pressure change.plz explain briefly what happens.plz reply soon.

charitha .bvs , 13 Years ago
Grade 11
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saurabh pandey

Last Activity: 13 Years ago

if the collision is perfectly in elastic then molecules will stick to the wall hance the pressure and kinetic energy will both be zero & iff pressure is 0 temp. has to 0.

and if collision is not perfectly inelastic thhen it will continue losing energy and its pressure will keep on reducing

Chetan Mandayam Nayakar

Last Activity: 13 Years ago

the surface of the wall will eventually attain thermal equilibrium(equal temperature) with the gas present inside

B.V.Suhas Sudheendhra

Last Activity: 13 Years ago

Since the gas molecules are colliding elastically, the pressure is caused.

But when they collide inelastically, the kinetic energy is not conserved, so the temperature(which is directly depended on kinetic energy of gas molecules) changes. The pressure also changes as the temperature changes. the inelastic collision of gas molecules release some amount of energy in different forms . they may vibrate or apply some force on the walls of container. so the pressure change.

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