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In summary, the conversation involved a question about a chemistry problem and the use of the equation K = 3nRT. The person asking the question was unsure about the role of mass in the equation and whether decreasing mass would decrease kinetic energy. The answer provided was that K does not depend on mass, but that decreasing mass can indirectly affect kinetic energy through the proportional relationship between moles and mass.
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please anybody?
 
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? ANyone know?
 
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mathematically I don't see how i am wrong
 
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You have K = 3nRT. There's no mass in this equation. K does not depend on mass.
 
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yes but moles is directly proportional to mass so decreasing mass will decrease mass which will decrease kinetic energy right?
 

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1. What are the different states of matter?

The three states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas. Solids have a definite shape and volume, liquids have a definite volume but take the shape of their container, and gases have neither a definite shape nor volume.

2. How do gases behave under different temperatures and pressures?

Gases follow the ideal gas law, which states that the pressure, volume, and temperature of a gas are all directly proportional to each other. This means that as temperature and/or pressure increase, volume increases, and vice versa.

3. What is the difference between a gas and a vapor?

A gas is a substance that exists in the gas state at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, while a vapor is a substance that exists in the gas state at a temperature and pressure below its critical temperature and pressure. Gases can become vapors if their temperature and/or pressure are lowered enough.

4. How is the behavior of gases described using the kinetic molecular theory?

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