Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics, Structure, and Change

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1429290196
ISBN 13: 978-1-42929-019-7

Chapter 1 - Topic 1A - The perfect gas - Discussion Questions - Page 54: 1A.1

Answer

The perfect gas law can be derived by using Boyle's, Charles's law and Avagadro's Principle. Boyle's Law states that at a constant temp, for a perfect gas, the pressure of a fixed mass of gas varies inversely with the volume of the gas i.e. $$ p \cdot V=\text { constant } \quad\quad\quad(1) $$ Charles's Law states that at a constant pressure, for a perfect gas, the volume of a fixed mass of gas varies directly with the absolute temperature of the gas i.e. $$ V=\text { constant } \cdot T \quad\quad\quad(2) $$ Also, Charles's law (Gay-Lussac's Law to be precise) states that at a constant volume, for a fixed mass of gas the pressure of the gas is directly proportional to the absolute Temperature of the gas i.e. $$ p=\text { constant } \cdot T\quad\quad\quad(3) $$ Avogadro's principle states that equal volumes of gas contain the same number of molecules at a constant temperature and pressure. i.e. $$ V=\text { constant } \cdot n \quad\quad\quad(4) $$ where $\mathrm{n}=$ number of molecules Hence multiplying equations $(3)$ and $(4)$ we get Perfect Gas Law i.e. $$ p \cdot V=\text { constant } \cdot n \cdot T \quad\quad\quad(5) $$ where the constant $\mathrm{n}$ takes the form of "R" which is Universal Gas Constant

Work Step by Step

\begin{equation} \mathrm{p} \cdot \mathrm{V}=\mathrm{R} \cdot \mathrm{n} \cdot \mathrm{T} \end{equation}
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