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Chapter 5 Gases AP*

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Chapter 5

Gases

AP*

AP Learning Objectives

LO 1.3 The student is able to select and apply mathematical relationships to mass data in order to justify a claim regarding the identify and/or estimated purity of a substance. (Sec 5.5, 5.7)

LO 1.4 The student is able to connect the number of particles, moles, mass, and volume of substances to one another, both qualitatively and quantitatively. (Sec 5.2-5.3)

LO 2.4 The student is able to use KMT and concepts of intermolecular forces to make predictions about the macroscopic properties of gases, including both ideal and nonideal behavior. (Sec 5.1-5.3, 5.6)

LO 2.5 The student is able to refine multiple representations of a sample of matter in the gas phase to accurately represent the effect of changes in macroscopic properties on the sample. (Sec 5.3)

LO 2.6 The student can apply mathematical relationships or estimation to determine macroscopic variables for ideal gases. (Sec 5.1-5.5)

AP Learning Objectives

LO 2.12 The student can qualitatively analyze data regarding real gases to identify deviations from ideal behavior and relate these to molecular interactions. (Sec 5.8)

LO 2.15 The student is able to explain observations regarding the solubility of ionic solids and molecules in water and other solvents on the basis of particle views that include intermolecular interactions and entropic effects. (Sec 5.8-5.9)

LO 3.4 The student is able to relate quantities (measured mass of substances, volumes of solutions, or volumes and pressures of gases) to identify stoichiometric relationships for a reaction, including situations involving limiting reactants and situations in which the reaction has not gone to completion. (Sec 5.4)

LO 5.2: The student is able to relate temperature to the motions of particles, either via particulate representations, such as drawings of particles with arrows indicating velocities, and/or via representations of average kinetic energy and distribution of kinetic energies of the particles, such as plots of the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution. (Sec 5.6)

Section 5.1Pressure

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References

Learning Objectives LO 2.4 The student is able to use KMT and concepts of intermolecular forces to make predictions about the

macroscopic properties of gases, including both ideal and nonideal behavior. LO 2.6 The student can apply mathematical relationships or estimation to determine macroscopic variables for

ideal gases.

Section 5.1Pressure

Why study gases?

An understanding of real world phenomena. An understanding of how science “works.”

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Section 5.1Pressure

A Gas

Uniformly fills any container. Easily compressed. Mixes completely with any other gas. Exerts pressure on its surroundings.

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Section 5.1Pressure

Pressure

SI units = Newton/meter2 = 1 Pascal (Pa) 1 standard atmosphere = 101,325 Pa 1 standard atmosphere = 1 atm =

760 mm Hg = 760 torr

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forcePr essure = area

Section 5.1Pressure

Barometer

Device used to measure atmospheric pressure.

Mercury flows out of the tube until the pressure of the column of mercury standing on the surface of the mercury in the dish is equal to the pressure of the air on the rest of the surface of the mercury in the dish.

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Section 5.1Pressure

Manometer

Device used for measuring the pressure of a gas in a container.

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Section 5.1Pressure

Collapsing Can

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Section 5.1Pressure

Pressure Conversions: An Example

The pressure of a gas is measured as 2.5 atm. Represent this pressure in both torr and pascals.

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3760 torr2.5 atm = 1.9 10 torr

1 atm

5101,325 Pa2.5 atm = 2.5 10 Pa

1 atm

Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References

Learning Objectives LO 1.4 The student is able to connect the number of particles, moles, mass, and volume of substances to one

another, both qualitatively and quantitatively. LO 2.4 The student is able to use KMT and concepts of intermolecular forces to make predictions about the

macroscopic properties of gases, including both ideal and nonideal behavior. LO 2.6 The student can apply mathematical relationships or estimation to determine macroscopic variables for

ideal gases.

Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Liquid Nitrogen and a Balloon

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Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Liquid Nitrogen and a Balloon

What happened to the gas in the balloon? A decrease in temperature was followed by a decrease

in the pressure and volume of the gas in the balloon.

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Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Liquid Nitrogen and a Balloon

This is an observation (a fact). It does NOT explain “why,” but it does tell us “what

happened.”

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Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Gas laws can be deduced from observations like these.

Mathematical relationships among the properties of a gas (Pressure, Volume, Temperature and Moles) can be discovered.

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Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Boyle’s Law

Pressure and volume are inversely related (constant T, temperature, and n, # of moles of gas).

PV = k (k is a constant for a given sample of air at a specific temperature)

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1 1 2 2 = P V P V

Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Boyle’s Law

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Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Boyle’s law

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Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

A sample of helium gas occupies 12.4 L at 23°C and 0.956 atm. What volume will it occupy at 1.20 atm assuming that the temperature stays constant?

9.88 L

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EXERCISE!EXERCISE!

Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Charles’s Law

Volume and Temperature (in Kelvin) are directly related (constant P and n).

V=bT (b is a proportionality constant) K = °C + 273 0 K is called absolute zero.

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1 2

1 2

= V VT T

Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Charles’s Law

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Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Charles’s Law

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Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Suppose a balloon containing 1.30 L of air at 24.7°C is placed into a beaker containing liquid nitrogen at –78.5°C. What will the volume of the sample of air become (at constant pressure)?

0.849 L

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EXERCISE!EXERCISE!

Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Avogadro’s Law

Volume and number of moles are directly related (constant T and P).

V = an (a is a proportionality constant)

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1 2

1 2

n n =

V V

Section 5.2The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

If 2.45 mol of argon gas occupies a volume of 89.0 L, what volume will 2.10 mol of argon occupy under the same conditions of temperature and pressure?

76.3 L

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EXERCISE!EXERCISE!

Section 5.3The Ideal Gas Law

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References

Learning Objectives LO 1.4 The student is able to connect the number of particles, moles, mass, and volume of substances to one

another, both qualitatively and quantitatively. LO 2.4 The student is able to use KMT and concepts of intermolecular forces to make predictions about the

macroscopic properties of gases, including both ideal and nonideal behavior. LO 2.5 The student is able to refine multiple representations of a sample of matter in the gas phase to accurately

represent the effect of changes in macroscopic properties on the sample. LO 2.6 The student can apply mathematical relationships or estimation to determine macroscopic variables for

ideal gases.

Section 5.3The Ideal Gas Law

We can bring all of these laws together into one comprehensive law:

V = bT (constant P and n)V = an (constant T and P)V = (constant T and n)

PV = nRT(where R = 0.08206 L·atm/mol·K, the universal gas constant)

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kP

Section 5.3The Ideal Gas Law

An automobile tire at 23°C with an internal volume of 25.0 L is filled with air to a total pressure of 3.18 atm. Determine the number of moles of air in the tire.

3.27 mol

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EXERCISE!EXERCISE!

Section 5.3The Ideal Gas Law

What is the pressure in a 304.0 L tank that contains 5.670 kg of helium at 25°C?

114 atm

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EXERCISE!EXERCISE!

Section 5.3The Ideal Gas Law

At what temperature (in °C) does 121 mL of CO2 at 27°C and 1.05 atm occupy a volume of 293 mL at a pressure of 1.40 atm?

696°C

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EXERCISE!EXERCISE!

Section 5.4Gas Stoichiometry

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References

Learning Objectives LO 2.6 The student can apply mathematical relationships or estimation to determine macroscopic variables for

ideal gases. LO 3.4 The student is able to relate quantities (measured mass of substances, volumes of solutions, or volumes and

pressures of gases) to identify stoichiometric relationships for a reaction, including situations involving limiting reactants and situations in which the reaction has not gone to completion.

Section 5.4Gas Stoichiometry

Molar Volume of an Ideal Gas

For 1 mole of an ideal gas at 0°C and 1 atm, the volume of the gas is 22.42 L.

STP = standard temperature and pressure 0°C and 1 atm Therefore, the molar volume is 22.42 L at STP.

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1.000 mol 0.08206 L atm/K mol 273.2 KV = = = 22.42 L

1.000 atm

nRT

P

Section 5.4Gas Stoichiometry

A sample of oxygen gas has a volume of 2.50 L at STP. How many grams of O2 are present?

3.57 g

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EXERCISE!EXERCISE!

Section 5.4Gas Stoichiometry

A sample of methane gas having a volume of 2.80L at 25◦C and 1.65 atm was mixed with a sample of oxygen gas having a volume of 35.0L at 31 ◦ C and 1.25 atm. The mixture was then ignited to form carbon dioxide and water. Calculate the volume of carbon dioxide formed at a pressure of 2.5 atm and a temperature of 125 ◦ C.

2.47 L

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EXERCISE!EXERCISE!

Section 5.4Gas Stoichiometry

Molar Mass of a Gas

d = density of gas T = temperature in Kelvin P = pressure of gas R = universal gas constant

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g L atmK

gL mol K = = atm mol

Molar mass =

dRT

P

Section 5.4Gas Stoichiometry

What is the density of F2 at STP (in g/L)?

1.70 g/L

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EXERCISE!EXERCISE!

Section 5.5Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References

Learning Objectives LO 1.3 The student is able to select and apply mathematical relationships to mass data in order to justify a claim

regarding the identify and/or estimated purity of a substance. LO 2.6 The student can apply mathematical relationships or estimation to determine macroscopic variables for

ideal gases.

Section 5.5Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

For a mixture of gases in a container,

PTotal = P1 + P2 + P3 + . . . The total pressure exerted is the sum of the pressures

that each gas would exert if it were alone.

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Section 5.5Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

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Section 5.5Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

Consider the following apparatus containing helium in both sides at 45°C. Initially the valve is closed. After the valve is opened, what is the pressure of

the helium gas?

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3.00 atm3.00 L

2.00 atm9.00 L

EXERCISE!EXERCISE!

Section 5.5Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

27.4 L of oxygen gas at 25.0°C and 1.30 atm, and 8.50 L of helium gas at 25.0°C and 2.00 atm were pumped into a tank with a volume of 5.81 L at 25°C. Calculate the new partial pressure of oxygen.

6.13 atm Calculate the new partial pressure of helium.

2.93 atm Calculate the new total pressure of both gases.

9.06 atm

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EXERCISE!EXERCISE!

Section 5.5Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

Mole Fraction(X): the ratio of the number of moles of a given component in a mixture to the total number of moles in the mixture.

X1 = N1 = P1

Ntotal Ptotal

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Section 5.5Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

The mole fraction of nitrogen is 0.7808. Calculate the partial pressure of nitrogen in air when the atmospheric pressure is 760 torr.

593 torr

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EXERCISE!EXERCISE!

Section 5.5Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

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Section 5.5Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

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EXERCISE!EXERCISE!

A sample of sold potassium chlorate was heated in a test tube and decomposed to potassium chloride and oxygen gas. The oxygen produced was collected by water displacement at 22◦C at a total pressure of 754 torr. The volume of gas collected was 0.650L, and the vapor pressure of water at 22 ◦ C is 21 torr. Calculate the partial pressure of oxygen in the gas collected and the mass of potassium chlorate in the sample that was decomposed.

733 torr 2.12g

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References

Learning Objectives LO 2.4 The student is able to use KMT and concepts of intermolecular forces to make predictions about the

macroscopic properties of gases, including both ideal and nonideal behavior. LO 5.2: The student is able to relate temperature to the motions of particles, either via particulate representations,

such as drawings of particles with arrows indicating velocities, and/or via representations of average kinetic energy and distribution of kinetic energies of the particles, such as plots of the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution.

Additional AP References LO 5.2 (see Appendix 7.2, “Thermal Equilibrium, the Kinetic Molecular Theory, and the Process of Heat”)

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

So far we have considered “what happens,” but not “why.”

In science, “what” always comes before “why.”

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Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Postulates of the Kinetic Molecular Theory

1) The particles are so small compared with the distances between them that the volume of the individual particles can be assumed to be negligible (zero).

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Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Postulates of the Kinetic Molecular Theory

2) The particles are in constant motion. The collisions of the particles with the walls of the container are the cause of the pressure exerted by the gas.

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Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Postulates of the Kinetic Molecular Theory

3) The particles are assumed to exert no forces on each other; they are assumed neither to attract nor to repel each other.

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Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Postulates of the Kinetic Molecular Theory

4) The average kinetic energy of a collection of gas particles is assumed to be directly proportional to the Kelvin temperature of the gas.

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Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Kinetic Molecular Theory

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Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

You are holding two balloons of the same volume. One contains helium, and one contains hydrogen. Complete each of the following statements with “different” or “the same” and be prepared to justify your answer.

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He

H2

CONCEPT CHECK!CONCEPT CHECK!

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

The pressures of the gas in the two balloons

are __________.

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He

H2

CONCEPT CHECK!CONCEPT CHECK!

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

The temperatures of the gas in the two balloons

are __________.

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He

H2

CONCEPT CHECK!CONCEPT CHECK!

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

The numbers of moles of the gas in the two balloons are __________.

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He

H2

CONCEPT CHECK!CONCEPT CHECK!

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

The densities of the gas in the two balloons are __________.

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He

H2

CONCEPT CHECK!CONCEPT CHECK!

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Sketch a graph of:

I. Pressure versus volume at constant temperature and moles.

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CONCEPT CHECK!CONCEPT CHECK!

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Molecular View of Boyle’s Law

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Sketch a graph of:

II. Volume vs. temperature (◦ C) at constant pressure and moles.

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CONCEPT CHECK!CONCEPT CHECK!

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Sketch a graph of:

III. Volume vs. temperature (K) at constant pressure and moles.

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CONCEPT CHECK!CONCEPT CHECK!

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Molecular View of Charles’s Law

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Sketch a graph of:

IV. Volume vs. moles at constant temperature and pressure.

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CONCEPT CHECK!CONCEPT CHECK!

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Molecular View of the Ideal Gas Law

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Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Which of the following best represents the mass ratio of Ne:Ar in the balloons?

1:11:22:11:33:1

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Ne

Ar

VNe = 2VAr

CONCEPT CHECK!CONCEPT CHECK!

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

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•You have a sample of nitrogen gas (N2) in a container fitted with a piston that maintains a pressure of 6.00 atm. Initially, the gas is at 45°C in a volume of 6.00 L.

•You then cool the gas sample.

CONCEPT CHECK!CONCEPT CHECK!

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Which best explains the final result that occurs once the gas sample has cooled?

a) The pressure of the gas increases.b) The volume of the gas increases.c) The pressure of the gas decreases.d) The volume of the gas decreases.e) Both volume and pressure change.

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CONCEPT CHECK!CONCEPT CHECK!

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

The gas sample is then cooled to a temperature of 15°C. Solve for the new condition. (Hint: A moveable piston keeps the pressure constant overall, so what condition will change?)

5.43 L

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CONCEPT CHECK!CONCEPT CHECK!

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Root Mean Square Velocity

R = 8.3145 J/K·mol (J = joule = kg·m2/s2)

T = temperature of gas (in K)M = mass of a mole of gas in kg

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3 = RTurms M

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Calculate the root mean square velocity for the helium atoms in a sample of gas at 25◦C.

1.36 x 103 m/s

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CONCEPT CHECK!CONCEPT CHECK!

Section 5.6The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

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Section 5.7Effusion and Diffusion

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References

Learning Objectives LO 1.3 The student is able to select and apply mathematical relationships to mass data in order to justify a claim

regarding the identify and/or estimated purity of a substance.

Section 5.7Effusion and Diffusion

Diffusion – the mixing of gases. Effusion – describes the passage of a gas through a tiny

orifice into an evacuated chamber. Rate of effusion measures the speed at which the gas is

transferred into the chamber.

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Section 5.7Effusion and Diffusion

Effusion

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Diffusion

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Section 5.7Effusion and Diffusion

Graham’s Law of Effusion

M1 and M2 represent the molar masses of the gases.

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1

2

2 gas for effusion of Rate

1 gas for effusion of Rate

M

M

Section 5.8Real Gases

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References

Learning Objectives LO 2.12 The student can qualitatively analyze data regarding real gases to identify deviations from ideal behavior

and relate these to molecular interactions. LO 2.15 The student is able to explain observations regarding the solubility of ionic solids and molecules in water

and other solvents on the basis of particle views that include intermolecular interactions and entropic effects.

Section 5.8Real Gases

An ideal gas is a hypothetical concept. No gas exactly follows the ideal gas law.

We must correct for non-ideal gas behavior when: Pressure of the gas is high. Temperature is low.

Under these conditions: Concentration of gas particles is high. Attractive forces become important.

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Section 5.8Real Gases

Plots of PV/nRT Versus P for Several Gases (200 K)

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Section 5.8Real Gases

Plots of PV/nRT Versus P for Nitrogen Gas at Three Temperatures

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Section 5.8Real Gases

Real Gases (van der Waals Equation)

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[ ]P a V nb nRTobs2( / ) n V

corrected pressurecorrected pressure

PPidealideal

corrected volumecorrected volume

VVidealideal

Section 5.9Characteristics of Several Real Gases

For a real gas, the actual observed pressure is lower than the pressure expected for an ideal gas due to the intermolecular attractions that occur in real gases.

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Section 5.9Characteristics of Several Real Gases

Values of the van der Waals Constants for Some Gases

The value of a reflects how much of a correction must be made to adjust the observed pressure up to the expected ideal pressure.

A low value for a reflects weak intermolecular forces among the gas molecules.

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