1 Gases consist of large numbers of molecules (or atoms, in the case of the noble gases) that are in continuous, random motion. 2  The volume of all the molecules of the gas is negligible compared to the total volume in which the gas is contained.  Attractive and repulsive forces between gas molecules is negligible.
Medical authorities say that Olympic sprint champion Florence Griffith Joyner died of suffocation month ago after suffering seizure while she slept; say seizure was caused by congenital abnormality of blood vessels in her brain (M)
October 01, 1999|RICHARD MAROSI and JACK LEONARD | TIMES STAFF WRITERS. The mother of Olympic sprint champion Florence Griffith Joyner filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week against her son-in-law, Al Joyner, in what she said is part of an escalating family dispute over control of the famed runner's legacy.