Kinetic Molecular Theory and Gas Laws

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Tutorials and Problem Sets

Tutorials

  1. Fundamental Ideas
    • Basics of the Kinetic Molecular Theory
    • The Four Gas Law Variables: Temperature, Pressure, Volume, and Moles

  2. Necessary Conversions for Solving Gas Law Problems
    • Converting Between Celsius and Kelvin Temperature Scales
    • Converting Between atm, mmHg, and kPa Pressure Units

  3. Six Gas Laws Which Hold Two of the Four Variables Constant
    • Boyle's Law (PV vary, nT constant)
    • Charles' Law (VT vary, nP constant)
    • Gay-Lussac's Law (PT vary, nV constant)
    • Avogadro's Law (Vn vary, PT constant)
    • Diver's Law (Pn vary, VT constant)
    • The Gas Law with No Name (Tn vary, PV constant)

  4. Additional Gas Laws
    • Combined Gas Law (PVT vary, n constant)
    • Ideal Gas Law (PV = nRT)
    • Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures
    • Graham's Law

  5. Additional Gas-related Tutorials
    • Molar Volume
    • Gas Density
    • Vapor Pressure

Problem Sets

  • 150 Gas Law Problems in a PDF file
  • Ten AP-level Gas Law Problems
  • More AP-level Gas Law Problems

Other Resources

Videos

  1. Boyle's Law
  2. Charles' Law I
  3. Charles' Law II
  4. Diver's Law
  5. Combined Gas Law I
  6. Combined Gas Law II
  7. Combined Gas Law III
  8. Graham's Law I
  9. Graham's Law II
  10. Graham's Law III
  11. Ideal Gas Law I
  12. Ideal Gas Law II
  13. Ideal Gas Law III
  14. Ideal Gas Law IV
  15. Ideal Gas Law V
  16. Determining the Partial Pressure in a Mixture of Gases

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