1. Important Definitions for Gas Laws Unit

2. Temperature
Measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance
Kinetic energy – energy of motion

3. Heat
The transfer of energy from one substance to another due to temperature differences
Goes from high energy to low energy

4. Volume
The amount of space occupied by a sample or substance

5. Pressure
Force divided by area
A “push”  what we will use

6. What is a gas? Gas – no definite shape or volume
It will take shape of container it is contained in

7. If there is one constant, there is a relationship between the other 2!
Gas Properties
Gases have 3 properties we can measure:
Temperature
Volume
Pressure
If there is one constant, there is a relationship between the other 2!