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13y ago

Gases have a low density because the atoms or molecules of the gas have very high thermal energies. (This doesn't necessarily mean high temperature, but it does mean high thermal energy.) Gas atoms or molecules, with their high thermal energies, have high kinetic energies, too. The atoms and molecules are in violent motion and want no part of each other. They want to put as much distance between themselves and any other atoms or molecules as they can. This results in few atoms or molecules in a whole lot of space - and this transliates into low density. The thermal kinetic energy of gas atoms or molecules is so high that they will occupy as much volume as they can. The gas will have a low density as a consequence.

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12y ago

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According to the equation PV=nRT, the volume of a gas changes depending on the pressure and temperature of its environment. As the volume of the gas varies, the density also does, because d=m/v.

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13y ago

In general no. Gases, given the space of containment will spread out very rapidly

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9y ago

Yes, pressure is reversely proportional to volume (decrease)

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15y ago

No. Gases have very low density.

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14y ago

yes chlorine has 22.2

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11y ago

Gases have low densities.

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