Summary The Gaseous State: Ideal & Real Gases & pV = nRT
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Chemistry
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Junior / 11th Grade
The file discusses the relationship between the volume, temperature, and pressure of a gas. It explains how changes in volume and temperature affect the collision frequency of gas particles with the container wall, and how these changes influence the pressure of the gas. Additionally, it highlights...
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Gas Pressure
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Gas Pressure
Gases in a container exert a pressure as the gas molecules are constantly colliding with the wall of the
container
Illustration of gas pressure
Gas particles exert a pressure by constantly colliding with the walls of the container
Changing gas volume
Decreasing the volume (at constant temperature) of the container causes the molecules to be
squashed together which results in more frequent collisions with the container wall
The pressure of the gas increases
The volume is therefore inversely proportional to the pressure (at constant temperature)
A graph of the volume of gas plotted against 1/pressure gives a straight line
How decreasing the volume of a gas affects collision frequency
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