gases

Question 1

pressure

Answer 1

the force per unit area on a surface

Question 2

pressure formula

Answer 2

force/area

Question 3

newton

Answer 3

the force that will increase the speed of one-kilogram mass by one meter per second each second that the force is applied

Question 4

barometer

Answer 4

a device used to measure atmospheric pressure

Question 5

partial pressure

Answer 5

the pressure of each gas in a mixture (P)

Question 6

Dalton’s law of partial pressure

Answer 6

states that the law of the total pressure of a gas mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of the component gasses

Question 7

vapor pressure

Answer 7

when water molecules exert a pressure

Question 8

kinetic energy

Answer 8

the movement of the particles (atoms) with an object depend on energy

Question 9

compressibility

Answer 9

a measure of how much the volume of matter decreases under pressure

Question 10

volume

Answer 10

three-dimensional space inside the container holding the gas

Question 11

temperature

Answer 11

the measurement of heat or how fast the particles are moving

Question 12

STP

Answer 12

standard temperature & pressure

Question 13

Boyle’s Law

Answer 13

law named for Charles Boyle, who studied the relationship between pressure, p, and volume, V, in the mid-1600s

Question 14

Charles’ Law

Answer 14

law named for Jacques Charles, who studied the relationship volume, V and temperature, T around the turn of the 19th century

Question 15

avogadro’s principle

Answer 15

equal volumes of gases contain equal numbers of moles

Question 16

diffusion

Answer 16

spreading of gas molecules throughout a container until evenly distributed

Question 17

effusion

Answer 17

passing of gas molecules through a tiny opening in a container

Question 18

diffusion

Answer 18

particles movement from high to low concentration

Question 19

effusion

Answer 19

diffusion of gas particles through an opening