1. 10.1 Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Matter
How does the kinetic-molecular theory of matter explain the
properties of matter?

2. SC.912.P.8.1
Differentiate among the four states of matter.
SC.912.P.10.5
Relate temperature to average molecular kinetic energy.
SC.912.P.12.10
Interpret the behavior of ideal gasses in terms of kinetic molecular theory.

3. Temperature - the measure of average kinetic energy (KE) of a gas, liquid, or solid.
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion.
Temperature is directly related to the number of particle collisions.
The amount of KE of matter determines the state of matter it takes.

4. Kinetic-Molecular Theory and Temperature
The Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Matter
States that particles of matter are always in motion.
Can be used to explain the properties of solids, liquids, and gasses in terms of energy of particles and the forces that act between them.
Kinetic-Molecular Theory and Temperature

5. Gasses:
Ideal gas: a hypothetical gas that perfectly fits the assumptions of the kinetic molecular theory

6. 5 assumptions of kinetic-molecular theory of gasses: 1
5 assumptions of kinetic-molecular theory of gasses: 1. Gasses consist of large numbers of tiny particles that are far apart in relation to their size. The volume of a gas is about 1000 x greater than the volume of a liquid or a solid with just as many particles.

7. 2. Collisions between gas particles and container walls are elastic collisions. Elastic collisions are ones where there is no net loss of energy. Kinetic energy is transferred between two particles during collisions and no energy is lost.

8. 3. Gas particles are in continuous, rapid, random motion
3. Gas particles are in continuous, rapid, random motion. This motion is a form of kinetic energy. The energy helps the particles overcome the attractive forces between particles.

9. 4. There are no force attractions between gas particles
4. There are no force attractions between gas particles. When gas particles collide, they do not stick together. They immediately bounce apart.

10. 5. Temperature of a gas depends on the average amount of kinetic energy of the particles of gas.

11. Which of the following is not true about the volume of a gas?
Most of the volume is empty space.
The volume is occupied by particles in continuous, rapid, random motion.
The volume is about 10 times greater than that occupied by an equal number of particles in the liquid or solid state.
Generally, the volume can be easily changed
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12. Which of the following is an assumption of the kinetic-molecular theory of gases?
Gases consist of closely spaced particles.
Collisions between gas particles are inelastic.
Gas particles move around in an orderly manner.
The temperature of a gas depends on the average kinetic energy of the gas particles.
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13. KE = ½ MV2 M = mass of the particle V = it’s velocity (speed)
Average speeds and kinetic energy of the particles increases and decreases with temperature.
Because all gasses at the same temperature have the same KE, it means that lighter gasses move faster than heavier gasses at the same temperature.

14. If a gas has the same temperature throughout, which gas molecule has the highest average velocity?Xe
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15. Kinetic-molecular theory applies ONLY to ideal gasses.
Ideal gasses do not exist.
However, some gasses exhibit near ideal gas behavior under certain conditions.
Therefor, K-M Theory can account for many observed properties of gasses.

16. Properties of Gasses: 1. Expansion:
Gasses have no definite shape, no definite volume
Gasses completely fill a container and take it’s shape
A gas transferred from a 1 L vessel to a 2 L vessel will expand to take up all the space.
This is explained by assumptions 3 and 4 ( particles move rapidly in all directions (3) without significant attraction between them (4) )

17. 2. Fluidity:
Because the attractive forces between particles are insignificant, the particles easily glide past one another, like the particles of a liquid.
This is why gasses and liquids are referred to as fluids.
Assumption 4

18. 3. Low Density:
Density of gasses at normal atmospheric pressure are about 1/1000 the density of it’s liquid or solid counterparts because the particles are much farther apart.
Assumption 1

19. 4. Compressibility:
The volume of a gas can be greatly decreased by putting it under pressure.
Under compression, the particles of a gas are much closer together.
This increases the number of particle collisions and therefor the temperature.
Assumption 1

20. 5. Diffusion and Effusion:
Gasses spread out and mix with one another.
Air freshener sprayed in the front of the room will diffuse throughout the entire room within minutes.
Diffusion- spontaneous mixing of particles of a gas caused by the random motion of the particles.
Effusion is the process by which gas particles pass through a small opening.
Effusion rates are directly proportional the speed of the particles.
Therefor, small molecules effuse more readily than larger particles.
Assumption 1

21. Diffusion and Effusion

22. Properties of Gasses

23. Because particles of gasses occupy space and exert attractive forces on each other, ideal gasses do not exist.
A real gas is a gas that does not behave completely according to the assumptions of K-M theory.

24. Real gasses behave most like ideal gasses under low pressure and high temperature (which gives them space and energy to move).
Nobel gasses show idealistic gas behavior due to the small attractive forces between particles (full octet).
Diatomic molecules (O2, N2, H2, I2, etc.) show the most ideal behavior. This is because they are nonpolar molecules (the electronegativity difference between atoms is 0).
The more polar a gas molecule is, the less ideal behavior it will exhibit due to polar attractive forces between molecules.

25. Comparing Real and Ideal Gasses

26. Rates of effusion of different gases are proportional to their
particle velocities.
polarity.
particle charge.
compressibility.
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27. A hypothetical gas that perfectly fits all the assumptions of the kineticmolecular theory is known as
A real gas
An ideal gas
An imaginary gas
A perfect gas
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28. Which gas deviates the most from ideal behavior?
Cl2 CO Ne He
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