Mechanical Properties of matter: Describe, analyse and apply properties of gases theory
Subject outcome
Subject outcome 5.4: Describe, analyse and apply properties of gases theory
Learning outcomes
- Define the properties of gases and state the kinetic-molecular theory.
- Define and list the properties of an ideal gas.
- Describe and distinguish between the terms atmospheric pressure and gauge pressure.
- Identify and apply the relationship between volume and pressure at constant temperature (Boyle’s law).
- Identify and apply the relationship between volume and temperature at constant pressure (Charles’s law).
- Identify and apply the relationship between pressure and temperature at constant volume.
- Do calculations on the combined gas laws and ideal gas equation
Unit 1 outcomes
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
- Describe and identify properties of gases.
- Describe and identify kinetic-molecular theory.
- Describe and identify an ideal gas.
Unit 2 outcomes
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
- Describe the difference between atmospheric and gauge pressure.
- Identify and apply the relationship between volume and pressure at a constant temperature which is Boyle’s law.
- Identify and apply the relationship between volume and temperature at a constant pressure which is Charles’s law.
- Identify and apply the relationship between pressure and temperature at a constant volume which is Guy-Lussac’s law.
- Do calculations using:
- gas law equations
- the ideal gas law equation.
