Chapter 10A Terms Flashcards
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gas particles pass through a tiny opening into an evacuated chamber or space?
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Effusion
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When a gas enters a vacuum or mixes with another gas, it spreads out to uniformly fill the entire volume over time?
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Diffusion
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The ability of a gas to mingle with or pass through another po- rous substance?
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Permeability
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High pressures can squeeze gases into smaller volumes?
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Compressibility
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When gases experience lower pressure, they quickly ex- pand to fill the available space?
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Expansibility
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the average force exerted per unit area when molecules collide against a boundary?
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Pressure
