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Air is made up of 74% Nitrogen, 23% Oxygen, 1% water apor and a!out 2% other gases" Air is a so#ution, meaning a## of its gases are e en#y mixed" To understand how air !eha es, we must understand how gases !eha e"
80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Nitrogen Ox gen Water !apor "est
Kinetic Theory of Gases The $ineti% theory has & main parts'
4" There are no attra%ti e nor repu#si e for%es !etween the parti%#es" &" The $ineti% energy of the parti%#es %an !e found using the fo##owing e)uation' *+ , - m 2 *+( $ineti% energy m( mass ( e#o%ity
Properties of gases
A" +xpansion( gases %an expand to many times their origina# o#umes
3" 4hape 2 gases ha e indefinite shape or or or 5ases ta$e the shape of their %ontainer
+" 3ensity 2 gases ha e ery #ow densities 6 O2 , 7"771428g9m#, whi#e :2O , 1"77g9m#;
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5" 3iffusion 2 spontaneous mixing of parti%#es of two su!stan%es !e%ause of their random motion"
:" +ffusion ( pro%ess !y whi%h gas parti%#es under pressure pass through a sma## opening"
Describing Gases
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=hat happens when we in%rease the pressure on a gas>
.oy#e?s @aw
3e e#oped !y Ao!ert .oy#e Ae#ates pressure and o#ume As the pressure on a gas in%reases, the o#ume de%reases 6in erses;" B111 , B212
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The air in a &"77 @ tan$ has a pressure of 1"27 atm" =hat is the new pressure of the air when the air is p#a%ed in a tan$ with a o#ume of C"7 @>
A 17"7 @ !a##oon %ontains :e gas at a pressure of D&& torr" =hat is the new pressure of the gas at 1&77 m@>
0har#es?s @aw
3e e#oped !y Ea%)ues 0har#es Ae#ates o#ume and temperature As the temperature of a gas in%reases, the o#ume in%reases 6dire%t;" 11T2 , 12T1
Ff a !a##oon has a o#ume of 7"7&7 @ at a temperature of 27 *, what wi## its o#ume !e at 12&*>
A 17"7 @ !a##oon %ontains :e gas at a temperature of &&G0" =hat is the temperature of the gas when the !a##oon has a o#ume of 1&77m@>
5ay(@ussa%?s @aw
3e e#oped !y Eoseph 5ay(@ussa% Ae#ates pressure and temperature As the temperature of a gas in%reases, the pressure in%reases 6dire%t;" B1T2 , B2T1
A tire has a pressure of 7"8& atm at a temperature of 33C *" =hat is the temperature if the pressure in%reases to 1"2& atm>
The air inside a hot air !a##oon has an initia# pressure of 88 $Ba at a temperature of 7&G0" As the !a##oon rises, the temperature drops to &7G0" =hat is the new pressure of the air>