Chapter 5 Flashcards
barometer
a device to measure atmospheric pressure, invented in 1643 by an Italian scientist named Evangelista Torricelli
What does atmospheric pressure result from?
the mass of the air being pulled toward the center of the earth by gravity (the weight of the air)
What is the height of the mercury at sea level (average)?
760 mm
Atmospheric pressure also varies with…
altitude
manometer
used to measure pressure
1 atm = how much torr?
760 torr
Boyle’s Law: What is the equation for Boyle’s Law?
PV=k, where k is a constant for a given sample of air at a specific temperature (P1V1=P2V2)
Pressure and Volume have an INVERSE relationship. (T/F)
True
What is a gas that strictly obeys Boyle’s law?
an ideal gas
What law found that the volume of a gas at constant pressure increases linearly with the temperature of a gas? (opposite of an inverse relationship)
Charles’s Law
Kelvin =
degrees Celsius + 273
What is the equation for Charles’s law?
V=bT (b is a proportionality constant) –> V1/T1=V2/T2
What is 0 K called?
absolute zero, because this temperature “cannot be attained”
Avogadro’s Law
that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain the same number of particles
According to Avogadro’s law, for a gas at constant temperature/pressure, what is directly proportional to the number of moles of a gas?
the volume
What is the equation for Avogadro’s Law?
V=an; a is a proportionality constant–> V1/n1=V2/n2
What is R, the combined proportionality constant (the UNIVERSAL GAS CONSTANT)?
.08206 L atm / K mol
What is the equation for the ideal gas law?
PV=nRT
What is the ideal gas law an equation of for a gas?
equation of STATE for a gas
What kind of equation is the ideal gas law?
empirical equation and a limiting law
What kind of substance is an ideal gas?
a hypothetical substance
What do you separate the PV=nRT equation into? (how to separate the variables)
change variables on one side and the variables that do not change on the other side