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collisions of oxygen atoms with the walls of a closed container cause a. an overall loss of energy. b. gas pressure. c. a decrease in volume. d. condensation.

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b. gas pressure, hope this helps.
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Answer: Option (b) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Gas pressure is the pressure which increases with the number of collisions in a given volume.

Therefore, when oxygen atoms collide with the walls of a closed container then due to the increase in number of collisions there will be increase in gas pressure.

Thus, we can conclude that collisions of oxygen atoms with the walls of a closed container cause gas pressure.