Kinetic Molecular Theory and Gas Laws

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Tutorials and Problem Sets

Tutorials

  1. Fundamental Ideas
    • Basics of the Kinetic Molecular Theory
    • The Four Gas Law Variables: Temperature, Pressure, Volume, and Moles

  2. Necessary Conversions for Solving Gas Law Problems
    • Converting Between Celsius and Kelvin Temperature Scales
    • Converting Between atm, mmHg, and kPa Pressure Units

  3. Six Gas Laws Which Hold Two of the Four Variables Constant
    • Boyle's Law (PV vary, nT constant) (15) (15)
    • Charles' Law (VT vary, nP constant) (10) (15)
    • Gay-Lussac's Law (PT vary, nV constant) (10)
    • Avogadro's Law (Vn vary, PT constant)
    • Diver's Law (Pn vary, VT constant)
    • The Gas Law with No Name (Tn vary, PV constant)
    • The Named Gas Laws "derived" using the Ideal Gas Law

  4. Additional Gas Laws
    • Combined Gas Law (usually PVT vary, n constant) (15)
    • Ideal Gas Law (PV = nRT) (10) (15)
    • Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures (10)
    • Graham's Law of Effusion (10) (15)

  5. Additional Gas-related Tutorials & Problems
    • Molar Volume
    • Gas Density
    • Vapor Pressure
    • Gas Velocity
    • The Clasius-Clapeyron Equation

Additional Problems

  • Calculate the molecular formula for phosphorus
  • Ten Assorted Gas Law Problems (15) (25)

Other Resources

Videos

  1. Avogadro's Law
  2. Boyle's Law
  3. Charles' Law I
  4. Charles' Law II
  5. Combined Gas Law I
  6. Combined Gas Law II
  7. Combined Gas Law III
  8. Graham's Law I
  9. Graham's Law II
  10. Graham's Law III
  11. Graham's Law IV
  12. Ideal Gas Law I
  13. Ideal Gas Law II
  14. Ideal Gas Law III
  15. Ideal Gas Law IV
  16. Ideal Gas Law V
  17. Ideal Gas Law VI
  18. Ideal Gas Law VII
  19. Determining the partial pressure in a mixture of gases
  20. Convert torr to pounds per square inch
  21. Gas density and percent composition of a mixture of two gases
  22. Cancelling units on the gas velocity equation: V = √(3RT/M)
  23. Using the Ideal Gas law coupled with Avogadro's Number

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