Particle motion in gases (AQA GCSE Physics): Flashcards
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Cause of gas pressure
Cause of gas pressure
Particles hitting container walls
Effect of heating sealed gas container
Effect of heating sealed gas container
Pressure increases
Energy type gained when gas heated
Energy type gained when gas heated
Kinetic energy
Why faster particles increase pressure
Why faster particles increase pressure
Hit walls more often & push harder
Effect of heating stretchy gas container
Effect of heating stretchy gas container
Volume increases
Cold gas particle movement
Cold gas particle movement
Slow, stay closer together
Hot gas particle movement
Hot gas particle movement
Fast, spread out more
Type of gas particle movement
Type of gas particle movement
Random
Why gas spreads evenly in container
Why gas spreads evenly in container
Random particle movement
Theory explaining gas pressure
Theory explaining gas pressure
Kinetic theory
What particles do (kinetic theory)
What particles do (kinetic theory)
Always moving and colliding
Why pressure same on all container walls
Why pressure same on all container walls
Particles move randomly in all directions