Answers:
1. B.)
2. Both A.) and B.)
3. A.)
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Ions in gas phase
A plasma is a gas consisting of electrons and positively charged ions.
Because the particles are ions and electrons, rather than neutral atoms or molecules as in ordinary gases, scientists consider a plasma to be a fourth state of matter<em>.</em>
2. Kinetic Molecular Theory
Both activities illustrate the postulate.
A.) If the particles are extremely small and far apart, most of the volume of a gas is empty space. That's why it's easy to push the plunger of a capped nozzle syringe containing a gas.
B.) If the particles are far apart, it's easy for a coloured gas to spread into an inverted jar placed on top of a jar containing the gas.
3. Hot air balloon
The high temperature in the balloon makes the gas molecules spread apart according to Charles's law, because this law describes how a gas will behave at constant pressure.
As the hot air escapes from the vent, the combined mass of balloon + hot air becomes less than the mass of cold air that it displaces, and the balloon rises.
B.) is <em>wrong</em>. Boyle's law applies only when both the number of moles and the temperature remain constant.
