chapter 5 Flashcards
what are gases composed of?
• Gases are composed of molecules or atoms which are spaced very far apart • These particles are in constant motion - colliding with each other - colliding with the walls of the container
what do gases do in a container?
• Gases expand to assume the
volume of the container they are in
• Gases are compressible
what is pressure? formula? what is the amount of pressure felt related to?
Though we aren’t keenly aware of the air around us,
except to breathe it, gas molecules exert a force on the
surfaces that they collide with.
• Pressure is the force per unit area exerted by gas
molecules colliding with the surfaces around them.
Pressure = F/A
The amount of pressure felt is
directly related to the amount
of gas molecules present
units for pressure?
mmHg Torr atm Pa (pascal) psi bar • SI unit is the pascal (Pa) 100 kPa = 750.01 Torr = 1 bar
what is a Torr equal to?
mm Hg is also called a Torr (after Torricelli, inventor of
the barometer)
• While many mercury column instruments are still in use,
most modern instruments use other methods of pressure
sensing due to the cost and toxicity of mercury
what force will a gas with a pressure of 1 Pa exert? what is a Pa?
A gas with a pressure of 1 Pa will exert a force of 1 N on a
wall of area 1 m2
• The Pa is a small unit – 1 atm = 760 mm Hg = 101325 Pa
Many chemists continue to use atm and mmHg
• Meteorologists often use units of bar (1 bar = 100000 Pa)
what did boyles law observe? formulas?
Observed an inverse relationship between volume and
pressure- an increase in one results in a decrease in the
other
p1v1=p2v2
at constant T and n, v=1/p
as pressure increases, volume decreases
reason pressure increases as voulme decreases
We know that pressure from gases is due to the particles hitting the walls of the container • If we decrease the volume the particles are now crowded into a smaller place, and there are more collisions with the container walls • This means that the pressure increases
what is charles’ law?
Charles’ law relates the volume and temperature of a
gas
• Volume is directly proportional to temperature, therefore:
when temperature increases the volume increases
• At lower temperatures the
particles have lower
kinetic energy and occupy
a smaller volume
v1\t1=v2/t2
what is avogadros law?
Describes the relationship between the volume of gas and the amount of gas • Volume is directly proportional to the amount of gas (constant T and P) • When we increase the amount of gas, the volume must increase to maintain the same pressure v1/n1=v2/n2
What is the ideal gas law?
combines them, pv= nrt
what is the ideal gas constant?
The value R is the ideal gas constant The same for every gas R=0.08206 In order to use the ideal gas law, the units on all of our other variables must be the same as found in R Pressure (P) = bar volume (V) = L moles (n) = mol Temperature (T) = K
how do we apply the ideal gas law?
Just as with solution molarity, when we deal with gases we have a molar volume Volume one mol of gas occupies • STP Temperature - 273.15K Pressure - 1 bar Moles - 1 mol `
how do we find total pressure of a mixture?
Most gases exist as a mixture rather than a pure gas
• They each exert their own pressure
Partial pressure, Pn
• The sum of the partial pressures gives us the total
pressure
Pt = Pa + Pb + Pc…
pa= na(rt\v) etc
what is the mole fraction? what represents it?
We can compare the partial pressure, Pa to the total
pressure, Ptotal
• The ratio of pressures is equal to the ratio of the number
of moles:
Pa/Ptotal = na/ntotal
• We can represent the mole fraction with Xa=na/ntotal
• This allows us to represent the partial pressure in terms of
the mole fraction and total pressure
how is density related to molar mass?
• Since we are dealing with a gas we describe density as
g/L
• The density of a gas is directly related to its molar mass
LOOK AT SLIDE FOR EXAMPLE
what is molar density?
Density relates the mass of a substance to its volume
D= m
V
• We know that 1 mole of any gas occupies a volume of
22.7 L under STP
• We also know that 1 mole of any gas has a mass equal to
it’s molar mass
D= molar mass/molar volume