Concepts in Chemistry
The van der Waal equation was developed to address the limitations of the ideal gas equation. Recall that the ideal gas equation is usually written as: PV = nRT, and the van der Waal’s equation …
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How do you calculate the molar mass of a gas if you know mass, pressure, volume and temperature of the gas? If we know mass, pressure, volume, and temperature of a gas, we can calculate its molar …
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Why does the volume of gas increase as the temperature increase? As temperature of gas molecules increase, they become more energetic, so they move a lot faster and spread out a lot more to occupy …
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What’s the relationship between volume and amount of gas? The volume (V) of gas is directly proportional to the amount of gas when we hold temperature and pressure constant. This means that at fixed …
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What’s the relationship between pressure and amount of gas? The pressure (P) of gas is directly proportional to the amount of gas when we hold temperature and volume of gas constant. This means that …
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What’s the relationship between pressure and temperature of gas? The pressure (P) of gas is directly proportional to its temperature ( T, measured in kelvins). This means that when we hold amount and …
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