The planet jupiter has a surface temperature of 140 k and a mass 318 times that of earth. mercury (the planet) has a surface temperature between 600 k and 700 k and a mass 0.05 times that of earth. on which planet is the atmosphere more likely to obey the ideal-gas law? explain.

The atmosphere of Mercury likely to obey the ideal-gas law.

Explanation:

Every gas is an ideal gas when there are high temperatures and low pressure. In these conditions, the distance between the molecules is high, and inter-molecular interactions are minimum. According to the information, Mercury has a high temperature compared to Jupiter. That's why Mercury likely to obey the law of ideal-gas theory because there will be fewer interactions between the molecules.

hi there!

out of the two, (b) precision would be more reasonable.   however, both a and b could be pretty reasonable.

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