2. SOLIDS, LIQUIDS AND GASES
How are the molecules/atoms arranged?
Solids: Tightly packed and vibrate
Liquids: Farther apart and can move past each
other.
Gases: Very far apart and collide with one another
randomly.
3.
4. KINETIC MOLECULAR THEORY
1) Gases particles are very small compared to
distance separating them.
2) Gas molecules are in constant random motion
and collide with one another and walls of container
= gas pressure.
3) Collisions are elastic- no loss of total kinetic
energy.
4) As temp increases so does the speed of the
molecules and the average kinetic energy
increases.
6. BOYLE’S LAW: P-V RELATIONSHIPS
Gases can be compressed.
Decreased volume = increased pressure
Increased volume = decreased pressure
Why?
Pressure is the result of the collisions with the sides
of the container.
If container (volume) becomes smaller the
molecules collide with the sides of the container
more often = increased pressure.