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Deriving Ideal Gas Law from Kinetic Theory

The kinetic theory of gases describes the behavior of ideal gases through several postulates: 1) Gas molecules are small points that move randomly in straight lines and collide elastically. 2) The average kinetic energy of the molecules depends only on temperature. 3) Gas pressure results from molecular collisions with container walls. From these postulates, the kinetic theory can derive the ideal gas law and explain gas properties like Boyle's law and Graham's law of diffusion.
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Deriving Ideal Gas Law from Kinetic Theory

The kinetic theory of gases describes the behavior of ideal gases through several postulates: 1) Gas molecules are small points that move randomly in straight lines and collide elastically. 2) The average kinetic energy of the molecules depends only on temperature. 3) Gas pressure results from molecular collisions with container walls. From these postulates, the kinetic theory can derive the ideal gas law and explain gas properties like Boyle's law and Graham's law of diffusion.
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The Kinetic Theory of ideal gases - It is employed to express quantitatively the ideal gas model.

Postulates: 1- A gas consists of molecules of mass (m) and diameter (d). 2- Molecules move continuously and randomly. - Molecules are treated as points! having no volume "- Molecules collide #ith each other! changing direction and velocity. $- %ollisions are elastic (no loss of translational energy) no potential energy of interaction &et#een them. Derivation of the ideal gas equation from the kinetic theory 'he model used for discussing the molecular &asis of the physical properties of a perfect gas. 'he molecules move chaotically #ith a range of speeds and directions! &oth of #hich change #hen they collide #ith the #alls or #ith other molecules. -

%onsider the system in (ig. 1 A particle of mass m collides #ith the #all #ith speed u parallel to the x-axis! the impact is mux! (its component of linear momentum) It re&ounds #ith speed -ux. Overall change of momentum = mux (-mux) = 2mux. In interval t! the num&er of collisions ) num&er of particles a&le to reach the #all in t. All particles #ithin a distance ux t of the #all #ill stri*e it if they are traveling to#ards it. If the #all of area A! all particles in volume Aux t #ill reach the #all. If the num&er of particles per unit volume is +! the num&er in the volume ) NAux t ,n average! half the particles are moving to the right! hence! the average num&er of collisions ) - NAux t Total momentum change = NAux t x 2mux = mNAu2x t .ate of change of momentum ) mNAu2x (/y +e#ton0s second la# it equals to the force ) p1A) 2ressure ) mNu2x /ut the detected pressure is the average one! so p) mN<u2x> r .m . s. s p e e d ! c ! o f th e p a r tic le s = u
2 1 2

2 x

+ u

2 y

+ u

2 z

2articles are moving randomly! so speeds in x! y! 3 direction are all equal! then c = (3<u2x>)1/2, implying that <u2x> = 1/3 c2 There ore, p= 1/3 Nmc2 p!= 1/3 nNA mc2= 1/3 n"c2

44 p5 for any gas equals to 11 the mass of all particles multiplied &y square of r. m.s. 44 the equation is applica&le any #here though it #as derived as a model. 44 if the speed depends only on the temperature! then at constant ' p5 ) constant (/oyle0s la#).

Deduction of gas laws from K. T. G 1 !oyle"s law: from the theory or 25) 21 ( - nMu2) 25) 11 nMu2 - nMu2 ) *1' then p5 ) 21 *1' at ' constant! # $harle"s law (at p constant)

(rom the postulates of the theory! 6.7 of particles is directly proportional to temperature

p5 ) 21 *1' 5 ) 21 p*1' ) 21 *2' 'herefore! 5 ' - %vogadro"s hypothesis: 87qual volumes of all gases at the same pressure and temperature contain equal num&ers of molecules9 p5 ) constant 'hen for t#o gases: p151 ) p252 'hen 11 n1M1u21 ) 11 n2M2u22 At constant '! the average 6.7 is constant. 'herefore! - M1u21 ) - M2u22 'hen! n1 ) n2 #hich is the statement of Avogadro0s hypothesis

Diffusion: is the spreading of the molecules of one su&stance into the region initially occupied &y another species. (&oth move)

"- Graham"s law of diffusion: 8 At constant temperature and pressure the rate of diffusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its molar mass. At constant v and 2 for t#o gases!
1

1 n1M1u21 ) 11 n2M2u22

'hen

u 12 m 2n2 2 = m 1n 1 u2 u1 = u2 u1 = u2 u1 = u2 m 2n 2 m 1n 1
2

if n 1 = n

= N A v o g a d r o ; s n u m e r ! th e n ! !
2 1

m 2N = m 1N

s in c e a t c o n s ta n t p ! " m o la r v o lu m e s a r e s m a e th e n

2 1

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