Answer to Question #176242 in Physics for Henry

Question

State three assumptions in kinetic theory of gases.

Answer 1

According to the https://www.britannica.com/science/kinetic-theory-of-gases, the assumptions are:

(1) the gas is composed of a large number of identical molecules moving in random directions, separated by distances that are large compared with their size;

(2) the molecules undergo perfectly elastic collisions (no energy loss) with each other and with the walls of the container, but otherwise do not interact;

(3) the transfer of kinetic energy between molecules is heat.