Introduction: Properties of Gases

What do you know about gases? Particle Diagrams Ar(g), H2(g), CO2(g) Gases take shape and volume of their container Gases flow Gases have low densities

Properties of Gases Gases have mass Gases take shape & volume of their container Gases are compressible Gases move through each other easily “Diffusion” perfume, skunks! Gases exert pressure

Gases take shape of container Why don’t these balloons keep expanding until they pop?

What is pressure? Pressure = force per unit area Area P = Force Area Force = mass x acceleration Would you rather have your foot stepped on by someone wearing sneakers or stilleto heels?

What is air pressure? pressure exerted on us by weight of gases above our heads (& all around our body) at sea level: air pressure = 1 atmosphere

Torricelli discovered air pressure invented mercury barometer in 1643 1st person to propose correct explanation for wind

Mercury Barometer 1

To report air pressure: take short-cut & report height of Hg column at 1 atm column is: 29.92 in Hg 76 cm Hg 760 mm Hg

How does the downward pressure of the Hg in the column compare to the pressure of the atmosphere? water barometer has to be 13.6 times taller than Hg barometer (DHg = 13.6 g/ml) because … DH2O = 1.0 g/ml

How does air pressure at top of Mt How does air pressure at top of Mt. Whitney (14,494 ft) compare to air pressure at John Jay? It’s less What about Death Valley (86 m below sea level)? It’s greater

When you drink through a straw, you reduce the pressure in the straw Why does the liquid in the cup go up the straw? Could you drink a soda this way on the moon? Why or why not?

Units of pressure = 1 atm 14.7 lb/in2 U.S. pressure gauges 29.9 in Hg U.S. weather service 1.013 bars Physics & Astronomy CHEMISTRY: 1 atm = 760 torr = 760 mm Hg = 101.3 kPa SI Units

What causes the pressure of a gas in a closed container? Impacts of gas molecules with walls of container Anything that ↑ # of impacts per second or force of each impact ↑ pressure Microscopic View

Light molecules move faster & hit walls more often Heavy molecules hit walls with greater force These 2 effects essentially balance out **Gas pressure doesn’t depend on the identity of the gas**

Pressure Depends on concentration and 2) temperature # of gas molecules per unit volume (moles!!) and 2) temperature

How fast do molecules in the air move? Depends on mass Light molecules are faster than heavy molecules at same temperature Temperature = measure of average KE of particles in system

Molecular Speeds at 298 K H2 1.93 X 105 cm/sec He 1.36 X 105 cm/sec O2 4.82 X 104 cm/sec * Ar 4.31 X 104 cm/sec Xe 2.38 X 104 cm/sec 1080 miles per hour

Pressure – Microscopic View Gas molecules hit walls of container Pressure depends on Number of impacts per unit time Force of each impact

Pressure – Macroscopic View Pressure depends on: how many gas molecules per volume and temperature same amount of gas exerts different pressure at different temperatures Tires Bike Car etc

Describing Gas Phase System Need 4 variables to describe gas phase system from macroscopic or lab view 1. Pressure (P) 2. Volume (V) 3. Temperature (T) 4. Amount of gas (# moles)

Exit Ticket List 5 common properties of all gases? Draw a particle diagram substance in gas phase Use picture from #2 to explain at least 2 properties of gases Bonus: At 0oC, a He atom is moving at 120 meters/sec. How fast is this in miles per hour? Show all work!