Gases: Theodore L. Brown H. Eugene Lemay, Jr. and Bruce E. Bursten

Chemistry, The Central Science, 10th edition
Theodore L. Brown; H. Eugene LeMay, Jr.;

and Bruce E. Bursten
Chapter 10
Gases
John Bookstaver
St. Charles Community College
St. Peters, MO Gases
 2006, Prentice Hall, Inc.

Characteristics of Gases
• Unlike liquids and solids, they

 Expand to fill their containers.
 Are highly compressible.
 Have extremely low densities.
Gases
Pressure
• Pressure is the
amount of force
applied to an area.
F
P=
A
• Atmospheric
pressure is the
weight of air per
unit of area.
Gases
Units of Pressure
• mm Hg or torr
These units are literally
the difference in the
heights measured in mm
(h) of two connected
columns of mercury.
• Atmosphere
1.00 atm = 760 torr
Gases
Standard Pressure
• Normal atmospheric pressure at sea

level.
• It is equal to
1.00 atm
760 torr (760 mm Hg)
101.325 kPa
Gases
Boyle’s Law
The volume of a fixed quantity of gas at
constant temperature is inversely proportional
to the pressure.
Gases
Boyle’s Law
Gases
As P and V are
inversely proportional
A plot of V versus P
results in a curve.
Since PV = k
V = k (1/P)
This means a plot of
V versus 1/P will be Gases
a straight line.
Charles’s Law
• The volume of a fixed

amount of gas at
constant pressure is
directly proportional to its
absolute temperature.
• i.e.,
V =k
T
A plot of V versus T will be a straight line. Gases
Avogadro’s Law
• The volume of a gas at constant temperature
and pressure is directly proportional to the
number of moles of the gas.
• Mathematically, this means V = kn
Gases
Ideal-Gas Equation
• So far we’ve seen that

V  1/P (Boyle’s law)
V  T (Charles’s law)
V  n (Avogadro’s law)
• Combining these, we get
nT
V
P
Gases
Ideal-Gas Equation
The constant of
proportionality is
known as R, the
gas constant.
Gases
Ideal-Gas Equation
The relationship nT
V
P
then becomes nT
V=R
P
or
PV = nRT Gases
Densities of Gases
If we divide both sides of the ideal-gas

equation by V and by RT, we get
n P
=
V RT
Gases
Densities of Gases
• We know that
moles  molecular mass = mass
n=m
• So multiplying both sides by the
molecular mass ( ) gives
m P
=
V RT Gases
Densities of Gases
• Mass  volume = density
• So, m P
d= =
V RT
• Note: One only needs to know the
molecular mass, the pressure, and the
temperature to calculate the density of
a gas. Gases
Molecular Mass
We can manipulate the density equation
to enable us to find the molecular mass
of a gas:
P
d=
RT
Becomes
dRT
= P
Gases
Dalton’s Law of
Partial Pressures
• The total pressure of a mixture of gases
equals the sum of the pressures that
each would exert if it were present
alone.
• In other words,
Ptotal = P1 + P2 + P3 + …
Gases
Main Tenets of Kinetic-
Molecular Theory
Gases consist of large numbers of
molecules that are in continuous,
random motion.
Gases
Molecular Theory
• The combined volume of all the
molecules of the gas is negligible
relative to the total volume in which the
gas is contained.
• Attractive and repulsive forces between

gas molecules are negligible.
Gases
Molecular Theory
Energy can be
transferred between
molecules during
collisions, but the
average kinetic energy
of the molecules does
not change with time, as
long as the temperature
of the gas remains
constant.
Gases
Molecular Theory
The average kinetic
energy of the
molecules is
proportional to the
absolute
temperature.
Gases
Effusion
The escape of
gas molecules
through a tiny
hole into an
evacuated
space.
Gases
Diffusion
The spread of one

substance
throughout a space
or throughout a
second substance.
Gases
Real Gases
In the real world, the

behavior of gases
only conforms to the
ideal-gas equation
at relatively high
temperature and low
pressure.
Gases
Deviations from Ideal Behavior
The assumptions made in the kinetic-molecular

model break down at high pressure and/or low
temperature. Gases
Corrections for Nonideal
Behavior
• The ideal-gas equation can be adjusted

to take these deviations from ideal
behavior into account.
• The corrected ideal-gas equation is

known as the van der Waals equation.
Gases
The van der Waals Equation
n2a
(P + 2 ) (V − nb) = nRT
V
Gases

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Chemistry, The Central Science, 10th edition

Theodore L. Brown; H. Eugene LeMay, Jr.;

 2006, Prentice Hall, Inc.

• Unlike liquids and solids, they

• Normal atmospheric pressure at sea

• The volume of a fixed

• Mathematically, this means V = kn

• So far we’ve seen that

If we divide both sides of the ideal-gas

• Mass  volume = density

• Attractive and repulsive forces between

The spread of one

In the real world, the

The assumptions made in the kinetic-molecular

• The ideal-gas equation can be adjusted

• The corrected ideal-gas equation is

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