Saturday, 4 April 2015

FORM 4: 4.4 UNDERSTANDING THE GAS LAWS

PROPERTY OF GAS: VOLUME
§          The molecules move freely in random motion and fill up the whole space in the container.
§          The volume of the gas is equal to the volume of container.
PROPERTY OF GAS: TEMPERATURE
§          The molecules are in continuous random motion and have an average kinetic energy which is proportional to the temperature.
PROPERTY OF GAS: GAS PRESSURE
§          The molecules are in continuous random motion.
§          When a molecule collides with a wall of the container and bounces back, there is a change in momentum and a force is exerted on the wall.
§          The force per unit area is the pressure of the gas.


BOYLE’S LAW

    Boyle’s law states that for a fixed mass of gas, the pressure of the gas is inversely proportional to its volume when the temperature is kept constant.


ABSOLUTE ZERO OF TEMPERATURE
The absolute zero of temperature is the lowest possible temperature which is – 273 oC.

CHARLES’ LAW

    Charles’ law states that for a fixed mass of gas, the volume of the gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature when its pressure is kept constant.


PRESSURE LAW

    Pressure law states that for a fixed mass of gas, the pressure of the gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature when its volume is kept constant.

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