Chemistry for Engineering Students
Chemistry for Engineering Students
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781285199023
Author: Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 1CO
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

To describe the physical properties of gases.

Concept introduction:

There are three states of matter, namely, solid, liquid and gas. The density of gas is lowest of all the states of matter. They are highly compressible and fill any container completely if placed in it. This is because the intermolecular forces of attraction between the gaseous molecules is very weak. The molecules of gas are in continuous motion due to this fact. Compared to gases, solids are rigid, they are denser and more incompressible in nature. The intermolecular forces of attraction are more in case of solids. The liquids are also denser than gases and are incompressible but unlike solid, they can take the shape of the container in which they are placed.

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The physical properties of gases are as follows:

  1. The gases have no fixed shape and volume.
  2. The density of gases is less than other states of matter like solids and liquids.
  3. The particles of gases have space between them, and they possess high kinetic energy.
  4. The particles of gases collide with each other and the wall of the container in which they placed.
  5. The gases are highly compressible in the nature.

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