Part of JPC-10 — Surface Chemistry & States of Matter

Ideal Gas Law and Kinetic Theory

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PV = nRT. Assumptions: (1) Gas molecules are point particles (negligible volume). (2) No intermolecular forces. (3) Elastic collisions (KE conserved). (4) Random motion in all directions. (5) Average KE proportional to T. Kinetic energy: KE = 32\frac{3}{2}kT per molecule = 32\frac{3}{2}RT per mole (k = RNA\frac{R}{N_A} = Boltzmann constant = 1.38 x 10^-23 J/K). Pressure from kinetic theory: P = \frac{1}{3}$$\frac{mN}{V}$$u_{rms}^2 = 13\frac{1}{3}rho*urms2u_{rms}^2. KE is independent of the nature of gas — depends only on temperature.

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