KINETIC MOLECULAR THEORY

DEFINING THE THEORY

• Gas molecules exert no force on each other unless they collide
• Collisions of molecules with each other or the walls of the container do not decrease the energy of the system
• The molecules of a gas are in constant and random motion

SOLID, LIQUID, GAS

• Gas are well separated with no regular arrangement.
• Liquid are close together with no regular arrangement.
• Solid are tightly packed, usually in a regular pattern.

PRESSURE

• Is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed.

THERMAL EXPANSION

• Is the tendency of matter to change in shape, area, and volume in response to a change in temperature, through heat transfer.

CONVECTION

• The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas

CONDUCTION

• The transfer of heat between two parts of a stationary system, caused by a temperature difference between the parts

DENSITY

• It is the amount of area that the partials of a solid, liquid, or gas take up

CITATION

• http://www.sparknotes.com/chemistry/gases/kinetic/summary.html
• http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressure
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_expansion