Properties of Gases
understanding matter at its simplest
chem1 virtual textbook
a reference text for General Chemistry
Stephen Lower
Simon Fraser University
The gaseous state of matter is the only one that is based on a simple model that can be developed from first principles. As such, it serves as the starting point for the study of the other states of matter.
The Chem1 Virtual Textbook is a resource for General Chemistry aimed mainly at the first-year university level. It offers a more comprehensive, organized, and measured approach than is found in most standard textbooks. It should also be accessible to advanced high-school courses, and helpful as review material for students in more advanced courses in chemistry, biology, geology, and engineering.
To access the desired page, click one of the lesson titles immediately below; you can also go directly to any sub-section within a lesson by clicking on a smaller heading.
1- Observable properties of gases
2- Ideal gas model: the basic gas laws
3- Moles and mixtures of gases, Dalton's law
4- Molecules in motion ("KMT-lite")
5- More on kinetic-molecular theory ("KMT-classic")
6 - Real gases and critical phenomena
Some useful references
Book chapter: Gas Laws and Kinetic Theory (Chapter 3 of Chemical
Principles, 3rd Ed (1979) by Dickerson, Gray, and
Haight.) Perfectly good for first-year general chemistry
courses. (11 Mb pdf)
Online book chapters from Concept Development Studies in Chemistry by John Hutchinson: The Ideal Gas Law - go ; The Kinetic Molecular Theory - go
Khan Academy videos: Ideal Gas Equation- go ; Partial Pressure - go
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