Chapter 19
The Kinetic Theory of Gases
![Equation of State](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/13666.jpg)
The equation of state is an equation that relates physical quantities, such as pressure, volume, temperature, and the number of moles, of a…
![Ideal Gas Equation](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/13667.jpg)
The ideal gas equation is an equation of state that relates the state variables pressure, volume, temperature, and the number of moles of a…
![pV-Diagrams](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/13669.jpg)
The pV diagram, which is a graph of pressure versus volume of the gas under study, is helpful in describing certain aspects of the substance. When…
![Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/13670.jpg)
A mole is defined as the amount of any substance that contains as many molecules as there are atoms in exactly 12 grams of carbon-12. An Italian…
![Distribution of Molecular Speeds](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/13672.jpg)
The motion of molecules in a gas is random in magnitude and direction for individual molecules, but a gas of many molecules has a predictable…
![Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution: Problem Solving](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/14167.jpg)
Individual molecules in a gas move in random directions, but a gas containing numerous molecules has a predictable distribution of molecular speeds,…
![Mean free path and Mean free time](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/14168.jpg)
Consider the gas molecules in a cylinder. They move in a random motion as they collide with each other and change speed and direction. The average of…
![Heat Capacity: Problem-Solving](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/14169.jpg)
The heat capacity of a gas is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of gas by one degree Celsius. It is an…