Chapter 5 Key Terms Flashcards

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Atmosphere (atm)

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A unit of pressure based on the average pressure of air at sea level.

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Avogadro’s Law

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The law that state the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its amount in moles. V/n=V/n

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3
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Barometer

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An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure

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4
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Boyles Law

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V1/P1=V2/P2

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5
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Charles’s Law

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V1/T1=V2/T2

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Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

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The sum of the partial pressures of the components in a gas mixture is the total pressure

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7
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Diffusion

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The process of a gas spreading through a space

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8
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Effusion

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The process where a gas escapes into a vacuum through a small opening

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9
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Hypoxia

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When you’re running out of oxygen and start feeling symptoms

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10
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Ideal Gas Constant (R)

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R=.08206 Latm/molK

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Ideal Gas Law

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PV=nRT

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12
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Kinetic Molecular Theory

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A model of an ideal gas as a collection of particles in constant motion with many collisions

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13
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Manometer

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Instrument used to measure pressure (u-shaped)

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14
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Mean Free Path

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Average distance a molecule travels between collision

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15
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mmHg

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Unit of pressure referring to amount needed to raise 1 mmHg

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16
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Molar Volume

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Volume of 1 mol of a gas. At STP, it is 22.4L

17
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Mole Fraction

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Number of moles of a component in a mixture divided by total moles of that mixture

18
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Nitrogen narcosis

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If there’s too much nitrogen you act drunk

19
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Oxygen toxicity

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If there’s too much oxygen, you twitch and seize

20
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Partial Pressure

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Pressure of one gas in a mixture as compared to the whole

21
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Pascal (Pa)

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SI unit of pressure. 1 N/M^2

22
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Pressure

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Force exerted per unit area

23
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STP, Standard Temperature and Pressure

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T= 0*C
P= 1 atm