Answer to Question #151060 in Physical Chemistry for Becky

Question

State five assumptions of kinetic theory of gases

Answer 1

Assumptions of the kinetic theory of gases are

1. A gas is composed of molecules that are separated from one another by distances far greater than their own dimensions.

2. The molecules possess mass but have negligible volumes.

3. Gas molecules exert neither attractive nor repulsive forces on one another.

4. Gas molecules are in constant random motion and they frequently collide with one another and with the wall of the container.

5. The average kinetic energy of gas molecules is proportional to the absolute temperature of the gas.