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Consider a collision between an oxygen molecule and a hydrogen molecule in a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen kept at room temperature. Which of the following are possible?

A

The kinetic energy of both the molecules increase.

B

The kinetic energies of both the molecules decrease.

C

The kinetic energy of the oxygen molecule increases and that of the hydrogen molecule decreases.

D

The kinetic energy of the hydrogen molecule increases and that of the oxygen molecule decreases.

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