An ideal gas differs from a real gas in that the molecules of an ideal gas ________.
A)have no attraction for one another
B)have appreciable molecular volumes
C)have a molecular weight of zero
D)have no kinetic energy
E)have an average molecular mass

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The molecules of an ideal gas have no attraction for one another, while real gases do. This is due to the ideal gas law assuming that there are no intermolecular forces between gas molecules, whereas real gases have attractive and repulsive forces between their molecules.

An Ideal Gas Differs from a Real Gas in That