Preview - Kinetic Molecular Theory

Pressure vs. Temperature


The graph you created on the last page should look very similar to the one shown below.

Notice the approximate temperature where pressure equals zero is -273 oC, this is no coincidence. -273 oC = 0 Kelvin, which is also known as absolute zero.

Absolute zero is the lowest theoretical temperature possible;  it is the temperature at which all particles cease movement. If particles are not moving, they cannot hit the walls of their container and therefore also have no pressure.

 


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