Postulates of the Kinetic-Molecular Theory
Because the volume of an individual gas particle is so small compared to the volume of its container, the gas particles are considered to have mass, but no volume.
Gas particles are in constant, random, straight-line motion except when they collide with each other or with the container walls.
Collisions are elastic; therefore the total kinetic energy(Ek) of the particles is constant.
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