Chapter 13 Flashcards
Gas
no definite shape or volume
fill their container
Kinetic Energy
energy of motion
Kinetic Theory
All matter consists of tiny particles that are in constant motion.
What is the motion of the particles in a gas?
Rapid, constant, and random.
Will travel in a straight line until they hit something.
Random Walk
The distance between particle collisions and the direction they move afterward.
Perfectly Elastic
All particles of a gas are perfectly elastic.
The total kinetic energy after the collision remains constant.
Gas Pressure
results from the force exerted by a gas per unit surface area of an object.
Atmospheric Pressure
Results from the collisions of atoms and molecules in air with objects.
Measured with a barometer.
Depends on weather and altitude.
Sea Level
Standard Atmosphere
760 mm of Hg = 1 atm
1 atm = 101.3 kPa
STP at 0 C
SI unit for Pressure
Pascal (Pa)
Vaccum
empty space with no particles
What happens when a substance is heated?
Particles absorb energy which causes particles to move faster.
Theory of Absolute Zero
No movement for the particles.
The coldest temperature possible.
Have come within a billionth of a degree.
Based on Kelvin Scale.
Kelvin Scale
1 K = 273.15 C
How is the Kelvin temperature related to kinetic energy?
The Kelvin Temperature is directly proportional to the average kinetic energy of the particles of the substance.