A student checks the air in her bicycle tires early in the morning when it is cool outside. If she measures it again later in the day when it is hotter outside, what will she most likely observe? Explain your answer in terms of kinetic-molecular theory.

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Elisa Mcmillan

Chemistry

24 January, 07:16

A student checks the air in her bicycle tires early in the morning when it is cool outside. If she measures it again later in the day when it is hotter outside, what will she most likely observe? Explain your answer in terms of kinetic-molecular theory.

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Zachariah Dunlap · Answer 1

She'll see that the bike seems to have "more" air in the tires. This is because the higher the temperature rises, the more "excited" the air molecules get; making them expand.