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Describing the invisible properties of gas - Brian Bennett

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How do you explain the properties of something we can’t see? See how scientists use scientific principles, such as gravity, to observe gases. This lesson explores gases and how we have come to know what we know about them.

If you were given oxygen (molecular mass = 18 AMU) and hydrogen (molecular mass = 1 AMU) at the same temperature and pressure, which has more energy? Which gas would be moving faster? Why? How is this different than energy?

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