Properties of Gases and Gas Laws
Properties of Gases and Gas Laws
Properties of Gases and Gas Laws
Gas particles are point masses (have negligible volume since the distance between molecules is !"# greater. The particles are in rapid% random% constant straight line motion. "ll collisions are perfectl& elastic (no energ& is lost . There are () attractive or repulsive forces between particles. The average +inetic energ& is directl& proportional to temperature according to the e,uation K-avg./mu$ molar mass where u$ .average mean s,uare speed .'#T0M
have high +inetic energ& and1 a. have no definite volume or shape (compressible . b. assume the shape and volume of their containers. c. there is much space between molecules (ver& low densit& .
What is pressure?
Pressure
is a force per unit area. !or gases% pressure comes from the pounding of molecules against each other and the walls of the container. 2hat will affect pressure3 4ncreasing temperature and concentration will increase pressure% and decreasing volume (s,uee5ing will increase pressure. 6-M)1 2hat causes pressure in the atmosphere3 2h& doesn7t water in a test tube fall out when inverted3
ow is pressure measured?
"tmospheric
barometer. 2h& is mercur& used3 8impl& because it has a high densit& (1'.9 g0m: % so the barometer can be small.
Which gas has the highest pressure? How would the tubes look if the gases inside were at
average +inetic energ& of all the molecules is proportional to the temperature. Pressure is the force of the collisions between the gas particles and the sides of the container.
The
volume of a gas(! % the number of gas particles in that volume(n % the pressure of the gas(P % and the temperature of the gas( T are variables that depend on one another.
atmospheric pressure .
temperature . #+C ( &)% K 2e indicate that a gas has been measured at standard conditions b& the capital letters STP (standard temp. and atm. pressure
E*periments show that at S+#, 1 mole of an
are four different units of pressure used in chemistr&. ;ere the& are1 1 atmospheres (atm $ millimeters of mercur& (mm;g ' Torr * +iloPascals (+Pa
1 atm = 101.3 kPa = 760.0 mmHg = 760.0 torr
Sample Problems.
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Eo&le% a Eritish chemist% examined the relationship between volume and pressure of gases.
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If
the amount (n) and the temperature (T) of a gas remain constant, the pressure exerted by the gas varies inversely as the volume.
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Eo&le7s :aw% we can derive the following e,uation to calculate the volume of gases at different pressures. "ccording to Eo&le7s law% P x B . constant% so..
P1B1 . B$ P
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plug in &our numeric values1 $*= +Pa x $.?=: . 1>1.' +Pa 9.?I :
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Jac,ues
<harles% a !rench ph&sicist% noted the relationship between the volume of a gas and temperature. ;is wor+ led to the Kelvin scale.
Charles1s 2aw
The
volume of a quantity of a gas, held at a constant pressure, varies directly with the elvin temperature.
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backwards, he found that the point where a gas would have no volume would be )&1( degrees Celsius- Since that6s as cold as he thought things could ever get, that originated the idea of absolute 7ero-
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use the combined gas law e,uation when pressure% volume% and temperature are all changing.
3-ogadro1s 2aw
The
volume of a gas maintained at constant temperature and pressure is directly proportional to the number of moles of the gas.
Dsing
!":n" ( !&:n&
So, what is the volume for an8 gas at S+#? &&-. /9mol:
we combine Eo&le7s% <harles7s% and "vogadro7s :aws% we can derive the ideal gas e,uation1
P! ( nAT
P . pressure (atm B . volume (: n . moles T . temperature (K #. gas constant (>.>?$1 :Katm0molKK
can use the ideal gas e,uation to calculate gas densit&. 6ensit& has the units g0: so we rearrange the e,uation to1 n . LPL B #T (ow the units on the left are moles0: so we can multipl& each side m& molar mass (units g0mole ..
Calculate the densities of >& and e at STP4using the gas density e9uation.
is the densit& of carbon tetrachloride vapor at @1* torr and 1$=G<3 "(81 *.*$ g0: 2hat is the densit& of sodium h&droxide vapor at *=>.> mm;g and @=G<3 "(81 >.?$I g0: 2hat is the molar mass of a substance that has a densit& of $.== g0: at a pressure of @?= torr and temperature of *=G<3 "(81 9*.9 g0mol
calculations so far have been for pure gases. John 6alton formed a h&pothesis about pressure exerted b& a mixture of gases. 6alton7s :aw of Partial Pressure1 The total pressure in a container is the sum of the partial pressures of all the gases in the container.
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V and T are
constant
P1
P&
Consider a case in which two gases, A and =, are in a container of volume >PA $ P= $ nA?+ V nB?+ V XA $ nA nA ' n= X= $ n= nA ' n=
n= is the number of moles of =
P+ $ PA ' P=
PA $ xA P+ Pi $ x i P+
P= $ x = P+
Gas Mi<tures
Gases
in a single container are all at the same temperature and have the same volume% therefore% the difference in their partial pressures is due onl& to the difference in the numbers of molecules present.
is an example of a mixture of gases. Knitrogen is @?.>?* M Kox&gen is $>.I*? M Kargon is >.I'* M Kcarbon dioxide is >.>'1= Kneon% helium% +r&pton% and xenon are among the other trace gases.
Gases in air
total pressure of the atmosphere at 8TP is @9> torr. 4f @?M of air is nitrogen% then @?M of pressure is due to nitrogen molecules. >.@? x @9> torr . =I' torr $1M of air is ox&gen so $1M of pressure is due to ox&gen molecules. >.$1 x @9> torr . 19> torr
method to collect gases is b& water displacement. Gases must be insoluble in water. 2hen collection is complete% water vapor is present in the collection container and must be accounted for in the partial pressures of gases.
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of a dr& gas1
Continued4
!ind
the pressure of the dr& gas1 Pgas . Ptotal A Pwater )btain Pwater from a reference table. P . ?*.= +Pa A 1.1 +Pa . ?'.* +Pa The remainder of this problem is a pressure and volume comparison. Eo&le7s e,uation will now be used
Continued4
P1B1 P1B1
P$
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gas is collected over water and occupies a volume of =I9 cm' at *'G<. The total pressure is 1>1.1 +Pa. 2hat volume will the dr& gas occup& at *'G< and standard atmospheric pressure3 The vapor pressure of water at *'G< is ?.9 +Pa. "(81 =*= m:
theor& states that molecules travel in straight lines. Molecules often collide with other molecules which alters its path and sends it on another straight path. This is the basic idea of diffusion. "s gas molecules diffuse% the& become more and more evenl& distributed throughout their container.
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as d!ffus!on is the gradual mi*ing of molecules of one gas with molecules of another b8 virtue of their kinetic properties-
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BH( 11 g9mol
HCl (2 g9mol
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relative rates at which two gases under identical conditions of temp and pressure will diffuse varies inversel& as the s,uare roots of the molecular masses of the gases. Molecules of small mass diffuse faster than molecules of large mass because the& travel faster. 8maller molecules can also pass through more substances with greater ease.
The
1=I.? g ?'.? g
s,uare root of 1.I>@ . 1.'? 8ince +r&pton is the lighter gas% it will diffuse
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-x1 <alculate the relative rate of diffusion of helium to argon. "(81 '.$ times faster -x1 <alculate the relative rate of diffusion of argon to radon. "(81 1.= times faster
using the ideal gas e,uation% two assumptions were made1 1. Gas particles have no volume. $. Gas particles have no attractive forces between them. 2e will now examine how real gases can deviate from these assumptions.
between them. 4f gases are made up of polar molecules such as water% the attractive forces are large and the behavior of this real gas is mar+edl& different from an ideal gas. There are even wea+ attractive forces (dispersion forces between noble gases. !or most gases% the ideal gas laws are accurate to about 1M.
What does this show about the effect of intermolecular forces on the pressure e*erted b8 a gas-
Attractive Dorces
"s divers sin+ down to high pressure water (pressure doubles at 1> m or '' ft % the air that the& breathe becomes more soluble in their blood. 6ecompression sic+ness% or Nthe bendsO occurs as divers rise to the surface% the pressure decreases% and bubbles of gas suddenl& form in the bloodstream as the gas becomes less soluble. 6ecompression sic+ness% also +nown as the bends% is one danger of diving. )ther dangers include nitrogen narcosis% ox&gen toxicit& and simple drowning (if &ou run out of air before ma+ing it bac+ to the surface .
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