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)
1 Florence Griffith Joyner, the three-time gold medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics who revolutionized women's sprinting with her searing speed and flamboyant fashion sense, died yesterday at her home in Mission Viejo, Calif. She was 38.