3.3.2

Properties of Gases

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Properties of Gases

All gases tend to have similar properties and behave in similar ways. For a fixed mass of gas at a constant temperature, pressure x volume is constant.

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Temperature of gases

  • The higher the temperature of a gas, the higher the kinetic energy stored in the gas' particles.
    • As you heat a gas, you transfer more kinetic energy to the gas' particles.
    • This increases the speed of the particles.
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Pressure of gases

  • A gas exerts pressure on the walls of its container.
  • There are lots of gas particles colliding with the container each second.
  • When a gas particle collides with the wall of its container, its momentum changes and it bounces back off the wall.
  • This exerts a force on both the particle and the wall.
  • The pressure exerted on the wall is equal to the force (of the ball) per unit area (of the wall being hit).

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