Scientists in the late 1800’s noted relationships between many of the state variables related to gases (pressure, volume, temperature), and the number of gas particles in the sample being studied. They knew that it was easier to study relationships if they varied only two parameters at a time and “fixed” (held constant) the others. Use the simulation to explore these relationships. Variables Constant Parameters Relationship Proportionality (see hint below) pressure, volume directly proportional or inversely proportional volume, temperature directly proportional or inversely proportional volume, number of gas particles directly proportional or inversely proportional Hint: A pair of variables is directly proportional when they vary in the same way (one increases and the other also increases). A pair of variables is inversely proportional when they vary in opposite ways (one increases and the other decreases). Label each of your relationships in the table above as directly or inversely proportional.
Ideal and Real Gases
Ideal gases obey conditions of the general gas laws under all states of pressure and temperature. Ideal gases are also named perfect gases. The attributes of ideal gases are as follows,
Gas Laws
Gas laws describe the ways in which volume, temperature, pressure, and other conditions correlate when matter is in a gaseous state. The very first observations about the physical properties of gases was made by Robert Boyle in 1662. Later discoveries were made by Charles, Gay-Lussac, Avogadro, and others. Eventually, these observations were combined to produce the ideal gas law.
Gaseous State
It is well known that matter exists in different forms in our surroundings. There are five known states of matter, such as solids, gases, liquids, plasma and Bose-Einstein condensate. The last two are known newly in the recent days. Thus, the detailed forms of matter studied are solids, gases and liquids. The best example of a substance that is present in different states is water. It is solid ice, gaseous vapor or steam and liquid water depending on the temperature and pressure conditions. This is due to the difference in the intermolecular forces and distances. The occurrence of three different phases is due to the difference in the two major forces, the force which tends to tightly hold molecules i.e., forces of attraction and the disruptive forces obtained from the thermal energy of molecules.
Part IV: Relationships Between Gas Variables
Scientists in the late 1800’s noted relationships between many of the state variables related to gases (pressure, volume, temperature), and the number of gas particles in the sample being studied. They knew that it was easier to study relationships if they varied only two parameters at a time and “fixed” (held constant) the others. Use the simulation to explore these relationships.
|
Variables |
Constant Parameters |
Relationship |
Proportionality (see hint below) |
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pressure, volume |
|
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directly proportional or inversely proportional |
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volume, temperature |
|
|
directly proportional or inversely proportional |
|
volume, number of gas particles |
|
|
directly proportional or inversely proportional |
Hint: A pair of variables is directly proportional when they vary in the same way (one increases and the other also increases). A pair of variables is inversely proportional when they vary in opposite ways (one increases and the other decreases). Label each of your relationships in the table above as directly or inversely proportional.
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