Thermodynamics 1

Question 1

What big assumptions do we made for the ideal gas law?

Answer 1

1. Gas molecules are far apart therefore we can neglect interactions between molecules
2. The volume occupies by has molecules is very small when compared to the volume occupied by the gas

Question 2

Why do we get deviations for real gases?

Answer 2

1. Real molecules do have volume that contributes to gas volume
2. Real gases do have interactions between molecules

Question 3

What is Z?

Answer 3

the compression factor - it measures deviations from ideality