Ideal Gas Laws

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What are the three variables in the Ideal Gas Law?

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Pressure, Temperature, Volume

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What are the properties of gases?

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They're fluids, Can be compressed, Lots of space between particles.

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What happens to a balloon when the temperature of the gas inside it increases (pressure is constant)?

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The balloon will expand (increase in volume).

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In Boyle's Law, what variable is constant (k)?

Back

Temperature.

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What two variables cause low tire pressure in cold weather?

Back

Pressure and Temperature.

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What is the Ideal Gas Law formula?

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PV = nRT (where P = pressure, V = volume, n = number of moles, R = ideal gas constant, T = temperature).

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What does it mean for a gas to be compressible?

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It means that the gas can be squeezed into a smaller volume.

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What is the relationship between pressure and volume in Boyle's Law?

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Pressure and volume are inversely related; as one increases, the other decreases.

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What happens to gas particles when temperature increases?

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Gas particles move faster and spread apart.

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What is the definition of absolute zero?

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Absolute zero is the theoretical temperature at which a gas has zero volume and all molecular motion stops (0 Kelvin).