Preview - Kinetic Molecular Theory

Defining Pressure

Let's look at a GIF of the simulation we just used so we can understand what causes pressure on a microscopic level.

The pressure gauge remains at 0.0 atm until the moment a particle collides with the wall of the container. The pressure gauge then reads a pressure, but goes down again until another particle collides with the wall.

 

Referenced Questions

These questions were answered in the previous steps. They are provided here for your reference.

Use what you learned using the simulation above and your prior knowledge of gas behavior to write a definition for pressure.

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

Reexamine your definition of pressure from page 1. Rewrite your definition of pressure to include information from this page. 

Notes

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