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Answer» Assumption 1
Gases consist of LARGE numbers of tiny particles that are far APART relative to their size.
Assumption 2
Collisions between gas particles and between particles and container walls are elastic collisions (there is no net loss of total kinetic energy).
Assumption 3
Gas particles are continuous, RAPID, random motion. They therefore possess kinetic energy, which is energy of motion.
Assumption 4
There are no forces of ATTRACTION between gas particles.
Assumption 5
The temperature of a gas depends on the average kinetic energy of the particles of the gas.
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