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Bouncing molecules are typical of a gas. Gas can be found pretty much everywhere on the surface of the Earth since we have an atmosphere. So gas molecules are bouncing around in our vicinity, in our rooms, bottles, boxes, you name it.

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In what state of matter do molecules bounce off one another rapidly and act freely?

In a gas state of matter, molecules move rapidly and have much more space between them compared to solids and liquids. This allows them to bounce off one another freely and fill the volume of their container. The high kinetic energy of gas molecules contributes to their ability to spread out and occupy available space.


Does the planet Eris bounce up and down?

No, planets don't bounce. Eris travels in an oval shaped orbit around the sun.


Do gas particles bounce?

Atoms and molecules bounce during collisions of any kind when they are in a solid, liquid or gas. The word "bounce" when used to refer to atoms or molecules means that the have a collision that may be considered elastic. This word "bounce" is not especially scientific. Instead one typically hears about colliions and those collisions are termed elastic or inelastic. If two chemical species are involved in a chemical reaction, then when they have a reactive collision, they do not bounce, but they exit the collision changed in some way. They exchange atoms or somehow exit the collision as one or two or more chemical species. Such collisions do not conserve kinetic energy.


How does sound waves affect oobleck?

It sorta makes it fly and bounce around


What do gas molecules bounce around?

It is true that for the same element, the atoms in a gaseous phase of matter will contain more energy per atom, on average, than atoms of the same element in a liquid state. This is because it takes more energy in the system to maintain all of the high-energy collisions that are required to maintain the gaseous state than a liquid state.

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Gases are made up of?

Molecules (almost always, not many atoms can bounce around alone without binding to something).


What do air molecules bounce off of?

Air molecules bounce off of other air molecules, as well as off of surfaces such as walls and objects. This bouncing results in the pressure and movement of air that we feel as wind and turbulence.


When a stone is released it falls down on ground bt when put no constraint on molecules of th air yet why they do not all fall to tha ground?

A single molecule will fall to the ground - and then bounce back. The fact is that there are lots of molecules, and they also bounce against each other.A single molecule will fall to the ground - and then bounce back. The fact is that there are lots of molecules, and they also bounce against each other.A single molecule will fall to the ground - and then bounce back. The fact is that there are lots of molecules, and they also bounce against each other.A single molecule will fall to the ground - and then bounce back. The fact is that there are lots of molecules, and they also bounce against each other.


What happens to the speed of molecules and position as you heat an object?

Imagine people in a room. They casually bump into each other and bounce around. Then they get excited and bounce quicker and faster. This causes each person to take up more room and bounce harder. This is what happens inside a molecule when it is heated.


When you turn on the heater how does the warmth get to you?

Heat is crated when molecules bounce off one another causing friction and the molecules bounce off of your own skin. The more friction, the warmer it is.!=] Corey l.m.


What is a transfer of molecules that bump into each other called?

Diffusion is the transfer of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration by random motion. When molecules bump into each other during this process, they can bounce off each other or exchange energy as they move around.


Will heat make a ball bounce higher?

Yes, because the gas molecules in the tennis ball expand. When the molecules expand there energy increases.


How does the temperature of a tennis ball effect its height of its bounce?

the hotter the tennis ball is the higher it will bounce because the molecules are moving faster and the pressure is decreasing. Opposite when it is cold.


How is sound able to travel through a medium?

Molecules (atoms, ions) bounce each other.


Will a lacrosse ball bounce differently if it is frozen?

the ball will bounce less, because the molecules are moving slower which causes the ball to move slower and bounce slower


How does the speed of temperature of tenis ball affect the height of its bounce?

The temperature of a tennis ball can affect its bounce height. As temperature increases, the air molecules inside the ball expand, causing it to bounce higher. Conversely, at lower temperatures, the ball may not bounce as high due to decreased air pressure.


What 3 thing molecules can do with kinetic energy?

bounce, move threw pores, and keep energy levels.

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