Molecules in a gas do not like to be crowded and will expand if the volume of th

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Molecules in a gas do not like to be crowded and will expand if the volume of their container is increased. The molecules will tend to distribute themselves uniformly throughout the volume giving themselves the maximum possible average distance between themselves and their nearest neighbors.

When a solid copper ball is charged with a bunch of electrons they will distribute themselves more or less uniformly throughout the volume of the ball.

Is this last statement true or false? Clearly justify your answer.

Explanation / Answer

False. The electrons will distribute themselves more or less uniformly throughout the "outside area" of the ball.

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