Multiple Choice
A gas is confined to a cylindrical container of radius 1 cm and length 1 m.The pressure exerted on an end face, compared with the pressure exerted on the long curved face, is:
A) smaller because its area is smaller
B) smaller because most molecules cannot traverse the length of the cylinder without undergoing collisions
C) larger because the face is flat
D) larger because the molecules have a greater distance in which to accelerate before they strike the face
E) none of these
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