12.4 - KINETIC THEORY OF AN IDEAL GAS
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What is the Kinetic Theory of Gases?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between microscopic movement and macroscopic properties.
Define mean free path.
💡 Hint: Consider how gas molecules interact as they move.
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What does the Kinetic Theory of Gases state about gas molecules?
💡 Hint: Consider how gas behaves in different containers.
True or False: The temperature of a gas is independent of the average kinetic energy of its molecules.
💡 Hint: Recall the relationship between temperature and energy.
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A container holds 1.0 moles of an ideal gas at a temperature of 300 K. Calculate the pressure exerted by the gas if the volume is 0.0224 m³.
💡 Hint: Standard conditions may help simplify the calculations.
Given a gas's molecular diameter is 0.5 nm and the number density is 1.0 × 10²⁵ molecules/m³, calculate the mean free path.
💡 Hint: Plug in the numbers carefully to get the result.
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