ch 10 gases Flashcards
characteristics of gases6
- nonmetals
- low molar masses
- expand to fill container, V=volume of container
- compressible: V decreases with pressure applied
- form homogenous mixtures with other gases
- not dense
vapor
substances that are liquids or solids under ordinary conditions that can also exist in the gaseous state. (H2O=liquid water, solid ice, water vapor)
pressure definition
a force, a push that tends to move something in a given direction.
pressure formula2
P=Force/Area
P=(density* Volumeacceleration)/Area
=densityheight*accel (acceleration=9.8)
Si units for force and pressure3
Force: 1 (kg-m)/s2=1N
Pressure: 1N/m2=1 Pa=1kg/(m-s2)
pressure also measured in bar: 1bar=10^5 Pa
barometer
(torricelli) is an instrument that measures pressure. The height that the mercury is in the column measures the pressure. Can have any cross section area
manometers3
- like barometers but have two curves.
- Open manometers: Pgas=Patm+Ph. Closed manometers: Pgas=h.
- If h>0, P>1atm. If h<0, P<1atm
standard atmospheric pressure
typical pressure at sea level 1atm=760mmHg=760torr=1.01325*105Pa=101.325kPa
variables to define state of gas
4 variables are needed to define the state (physical condition) of gas: temperature T, pressure P, volume V, and amount (moles, n)
boyles law3
-Volume decreases as pressure increases.
-V=constant*1/P, PV=constant
-P1V1=P2V2
(V in liters)
charles law3
-Volume increases as temperature increases. -V=constant*T, V/T=constant
-V1/T1=V2/T2
(T in Kelvin)
gay-lussac law
-law of combining volumes: at a given temperature and pressure, the volumes of gases that react with one another are in ratios of small whole numbers (2 volumes of H2 react with 1 volume of O2 gas forming 2 volumes of H2O gas)
avogadros law4
- as volume increases, moles increase
- equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules (equal moles).
- V=constant*n
- V1/n1=V2/n2
ideal gas equation
PV=nRT, where R is the gas constant. The value and units of R depend on the units of P, V, n and T. T always =K. n always =moles.
values for gas constant3
- 0.08206 L-atm/mol-K
- 8.314J/mol-K or L-kPa/mol-K or m3-Pa/mol-K
- 62.36L-torr/mol-K or L -mmHg/mol-K