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Which of the following statements is NOT a correct assumption of the classical model of an ideal gas?

(A) The molecules are in random motion.

(B) The volume of the molecules is negligible compared with the volume occupied by the gas.

(C) The molecules obey Newton'* laws of motion.

(D) The collisions between molecules are inelastic.

(E) The only appreciable forces on the molecules are those that occur during collisions.

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Correct option (D) The collisions between molecules are inelastic.

If the collisions were inelastic, the gas would change its temperature by virtue of the collisions with no change in pressure or volume.

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