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15430131267manometerinstrument to measure pressure of gas in a container0
15430134755barometeran instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure1
15430143159average height of barometer760 mmHg2
15430146753atmospheric pressuremass of air being pulled toward the center of the Earth by gravity3
15430166540standard atmosphere (atm)a unit of pressure; it is the pressure required to support 760 mm of mercury in a mercury barometer at 25°C 1 atm = 760 mmHg (torr) = 101325 Pa = 14.7 psi4
15430781873kelvin scale of temperaturean absolute scale of temperature in which 0 K is the absolute zero of temperature5
15430186499Boyle's Lawa principle that describes the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature P₁V₁ = P₂V₂ inverse relationship between pressure and volume6
15430206435Charles's Lawa principle that describes the relationship between the temperature and volume of a gas at constant pressure V₁/T₁ = V₂/T₂ volume of each gas is directly proportional to temperature7
15430230346Avogadro's Law (Avogadro's Hypothesis)equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules P₁/n₁ = V₂/n₂ for a gas at a constant temperature and pressure, the volume is directly proportional to the number of moles of gas8
15430599382root mean square velocitythe square root of the average of the squares of the individual velocities of gas particles u (average speed of gas particle (m/s)) = √3RT/M (molar mass) R = 8.31 J/mol·K (8.31x10³ g·m²/s²·mol·K) M = molar mass of gas9
15430291544Ideal Gas LawPV=nRT (n is equal to the number of moles of the substance and R is the gas constant 0.0821)10
15430306152Combined Gas Lawthe relationship between the pressure, volume, and temperature of a fixed amount of gas11
15430322506volume of 1 mole of gas at STP22.4 L/mol12
15430331408standard temperature and pressure (STP)a temperature of 273 K and a pressure of 1.00 atm13
15430345138Dalton's Law of Partial Pressuresfor a mixture of gases in a container, the total pressure exerted is the sum of the pressures that each gas would exert if it were alone14
15430350864partial pressurethe pressure that a particular gas would exert if it were alone in the container15
15430374764mole fraction and partial pressureThe partial pressure of a component in a gaseous mixture is its mole fraction of gas multiplied by the total pressure For gases, the mole fraction of a component is equivalent to its percent by volume divided by 100%16
15430411421collecting gas over watergas in bottle is a mixture of water vapor and oxygen collected when the rate of escape equals the rate of return (equilibrium), the number of water molecules in vapor state remains constant, thus pressure of the water vapor remains constant17
15430498164vapor pressure of waterpressure exerted by water vapor in equilibrium with liquid water in a closed container at a specific temperature18
15430504512Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases1. the particles are so small compared with the distances between them that the volume of the individual particles can be assumed to be negligible (zero) 2. the particles are in constant motion. the collisions of particles with the walls of the container are the cause of the pressure exerted by the gas 3. the particles are assumed to exert no forces on each other; they are assumed neither to attract nor repel each other 4. the average kinetic energy of a collision of gas particles is assumed to be directly proportional to the Kelvin temperature of the gas19
15430582262average kinetic energydirectly proportional to the absolute temperature20
15428057073diffusionthe process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration smaller gas particles diffuse faster than larger ones the rate of the mixing of gases21
15430683476effusionthe passage of a gas through a tiny orifice into an evacuated chamber22
15430700648Graham's Law of Effusionstates that the rate of effusion for a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its molar mass23
15428050309rate of effusionmeasures the speed at which the gas is transferred into the chamber24
15430902108rate of effusion using densitythe rate of effusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of the density of the gas r₁/r₂ = √D₂ /√D₁25
15430958318time of effusionthe time it takes a gas to effuse if directly proportional to the square root of the molar mass of the gas t₂/t₁ = √MM₂/√MM₁26
15430712027Van der Waals Equationa mathematical expression for describing the behavior of real gases27
15430736458intermolecular forcesrelatively weak interactions that occur between molecules28
15430740283dipole-dipole attractionattractive force resulting when polar molecules line up so that the positive and negative ends are close to each other29
15430745783london dispersion forcesforces, existing among noble gas atoms and nonpolar molecules, that involve an accidental dipole that induces a momentary dipole in a neighbor30
15479413098when does a gas behave most ideallylow pressure, high temperature, low number of moles31
15479416327when does a gas behave less ideallyhigh pressure, low temperature, high number of moles32

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