pressure ( gas pressure) Flashcards

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gas pressure is

A

the total force exerted by all the particles in the gas on a unit area of the container walls

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2
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if the force per unit area of the particles decreases then gas pressure will ___

A

decrease

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3
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increasing the temperature of a gas means that the particles will

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move faster

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4
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for a gas with a constant volume, if you increase the temp, then the force exerted on the container walls will also increase because (2)

  1. what would happen to the gas pressure
A
  • particles will collide more often with the walls of the container
  • the particles will produce a larger force on the container
  1. would increase
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5
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if you decrease temperature, the particles move ____ and the pressure ____

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slower, decreases

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6
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at a constant temperature, decreasing volume would ____ pressure

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increase

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7
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decreasing the volume of a container would mean that

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the gas particles have less room to move so the particles would collide with the container walls more often

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8
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equation to find changes in volume and pressure at a constant temperature

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pV= constant

P1V1=P2V2

( if you increase the volume, the particles will collide less often with the wall so the pressure would decrease)

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9
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pressure in liquids acts _____ in all directions as long as ________

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equally
as long as the liquid is not moving

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