MDCAT Chemistry MCQ #4285

MDCAT Chemistry MCQ #4285

1. Question 1

   Q1. The pressure exerted by a gas is due to

   • A) the intermolecular forces between its molecules
   • B) the collisions of its molecules with the container walls
   • C) the gravitational attraction between its molecules
   • D) the volume occupied by its molecules

   Answer: the collisions of its molecules with the container walls

   Explanation: Pressure is due to collisions of gas molecules with container walls; kinetic molecular theory.