Why must the surface of a mineral be different color than the interior of the mineral?

Asample of air with a volume of 2.20m3 at a pressure of 105 kpa and a temperature of 30c is cooled to 10c and the pressure is reduced to 75.0 kpa. what is the new volume? 6.9 1.34 2.56 43.0 2.88

What determines the average kinetic energy of the particles in a gas? a. the number of collisions b. the number of particles c. the size of the particles d. the temperature

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