Give reason for the following:
The newly opened car perfume can be smelt in every corner inside of the car.

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Solution

Gas molecules have a very weak intermolecular force of attraction between them due to which they are loosely packed and can move freely in all directions.
The newly opened car perfume can be smelt in every corner inside of the car because perfume is gaseous in nature and gas molecules have a tendency to escape rapidly in the available space.

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