Ideal Gases Definitions Flashcards
1
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Define moles
A
The SI unit for substance
2
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Define Avogadro’s number
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The Number of atoms or molecules in one mol of a substance.
3
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Define an Ideal gas
A
- Random velocities
- Negliable electrostatic forces between molecules
- Negliable volume of molecules
- All collisions are perfectly elastic
- Negligable colission duration
4
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Define root mean square
A
The square root of the mean square speeds of all the particles in a gas
5
Q
Define Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
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The distribution of speeds of particles in a gas
6
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Define the Boltzmann constant
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A constant relating KE of particles to the temperature of a gas.
-R/NA
7
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Define internal energy
A
Sum of randomly distributed kinetic and potential energies of all the molecules in a substance.
