Which of these statements are characteristic of matter in gaseous state? a. gases fill their containers completely. b. gases exert pressure. c. gases have mass. d. the pressure of a gas is independent of the temperature. e. gases are compressible

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The statements that are characteristics of matter in the gaseous state  are A, B, C, and E

All these statements describe gases. Statement D is the only one that doesn't describe a gas. The pressure of a gas depends on the temperature. This is described in the Ideal Gas Law (), and also in the Gay-Lussac's Law (). These Laws describes how the pressure of a gas changes with temperature.

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Temperature and pressure