ELLSWORTH, PATRICK JORDAN S.

ES31FA1
JUNE 4, 2020
PHYS 002
EXPERIMENT #1F – IDEAL GAS LAW

Objective:

1. Describe the behavior of the gas particles.

2. Identify the relationship between pressure, volume, temperature, and
number of gas molecules.

Procedure:

Access the simulation below and click "Laws" and complete the
questions regarding the activity.

Part A

1. Pump gas molecules to the box.

2. What happens to the pressure in the chamber if you heat the gas?

The pressure increases.

3. What happens to the temperature in the chamber if you compress the
gas?

The temperature increases.

4. Locate the “Constant Parameter” section of the on-screen control

panel. Lock the temperature. Slowly compress the gas. What happens
to temperature, and what action is taken (by simulation) to maintain
constant temperature?

The temperature remains constant. The simulation increases the

pressure to maintain constant temperature.
 5. Lock the pressure. Add heat. What happens to pressure, and what
action is taken (by the simulation) to maintain constant pressure?

The pressure remains constant. The simulation increases the

volume to maintain constant pressure.

Part B

1. Add 50 molecules of the heavy species of the chamber and let the
temperature and pressure come to thermal equilibrium.
2. Using Avogadro’s number express the amount of gas in terms of
moles.

By definition, 1 mole of any substance = 6.022 x 1023 particles.

Therefore,
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙
50 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑎𝑠 𝑥 ( 23 ) = 𝟖. 𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟗 𝒙 𝟏𝟎−𝟐𝟑 𝒎𝒐𝒍
6.022𝑥 10 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑠

3. The container is rectangular in shape. Using the ruler tool measure the
interior length of the container.

a. Length: 10 x 10-9 m

b. Calculate the volume of the container in m 3. To calculate the

volume you can use the formula of Ideal Gas Equation (PV =
nRT)

Using the Ideal Gas equation PV=nRT, we can use 5.8 atm
as P, 8.3029 x 10-23 as n, and 300 K as T to get the value of the
volume (V).
𝑛𝑅𝑇
𝑉=( )
𝑃
 𝐽 1𝑁−𝑚
(8.3029 𝑥 10−23 𝑚𝑜𝑙) (8.314 ) (300𝐾) ( )
𝑚𝑜𝑙 − 𝐾 1𝐽
=( )𝑥
101325 𝑃𝑎 𝑁
5.8 𝑎𝑡𝑚 𝑥 ( 1 𝑎𝑡𝑚 ) 1 2
𝑚 )
( 1𝑃𝑎
( )

= 3.5238 𝑥 10−25 𝑚3

4. Create different volumes and record the average pressure (in atm) and
the volume (Use 10 different data points)

To create different volumes, I set my Step 1 to be the solved

volumes in Part 2 Step 3 Letter B, which is equal to 3.5238 x 10-25 m3.
Based on the simulation, the pressure is 5.8 atm. Therefore, I recorded
this as the pressure for Step 1.

For future steps, to create a different volume easily, I divided the

solved volume in Part 2 Step 3 Letter b, which is 3.5238 x 10-25 m3, by
the observed length in Part 2 Step 3 Letter a, which is equal to 10 x 10-
9
m.
3.5238 𝑥 10−25 𝑚3
10 𝑥 10−9 𝑚

= 3.5238 𝑥 10−17 𝑚2

The resulting quotient, 3.5238 x 10-17 m2, can now be considered

the area of the base of the rectangular prism where the gas is being
experimented in.

For Step 2, I set the length of the prism to 10.5 x 10-9 m. By

multiplying it to the area of the base which is 3.5238 x 10-17, the product
will be 3.7 x 10-25, which would now be the volume of Step 2. Since the
pressure displayed is 5.6 atm, it will now be the pressure for Step 2.
 For Step 3, I set the length of the prism to 11 x 10-9 m. By
multiplying it to the area of the base which is 3.5238 x 10-17, the product
will be 3.8762 x 10-25, which would now be the volume of Step 2. Since
the pressure displayed is 5.3 atm, it will now be the pressure for Step
3.

For Step 4, I set the length of the prism to 11.5 x 10-9 m. By

multiplying it to the area of the base which is 3.5238 x 10-17, the product
will be 4.0524 x 10-25, which would now be the volume of Step 2. Since
the pressure displayed is 5.1 atm, it will now be the pressure for Step
4.
 For Step 5, I set the length of the prism to 12 x 10-9 m. By
multiplying it to the area of the base which is 3.5238 x 10-17, the product
will be 4.2286 x 10-25, which would now be the volume of Step 2. Since
the pressure displayed is 4.9 atm, it will now be the pressure for Step
5.

For Step 6, I set the length of the prism to 12.5 x 10-9 m. By

multiplying it to the area of the base which is 3.5238 x 10-17, the product
will be 4.4048 x 10-25, which would now be the volume of Step 2. Since
the pressure displayed is 4.7 atm, it will now be the pressure for Step
6.
 For Step 7, I set the length of the prism to 13 x 10-9 m. By
multiplying it to the area of the base which is 3.5238 x 10-17, the product
will be 4.5809 x 10-25, which would now be the volume of Step 2. Since
the pressure displayed is 4.5 atm, it will now be the pressure for Step
7.

For Step 8, I set the length of the prism to 13.5 x 10-9 m. By

multiplying it to the area of the base which is 3.5238 x 10-17, the product
will be 4.7571 x 10-25, which would now be the volume of Step 2. Since
the pressure displayed is 4.3 atm, it will now be the pressure for Step
8.
 For Step 9, I set the length of the prism to 14 x 10-9 m. By
multiplying it to the area of the base which is 3.5238 x 10-17, the product
will be 4.9333 x 10-25, which would now be the volume of Step 2. Since
the pressure displayed is 4.2 atm, it will now be the pressure for Step
9.

For Step 10, I set the length of the prism to 14.5 x 10-9 m. By
multiplying it to the area of the base which is 3.5238 x 10-17, the product
will be 5.1095 x 10-25, which would now be the volume of Step 2. Since
the pressure displayed is 4.0 atm, it will now be the pressure for Step
10.
Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3.7
Volume 3.5238 x 3.8762 4.0524 4.2286 4.4048 4.5809 4.7571 4.9333 5.1095
(m3) x 10-25
10 x 10-25 x 10-25 x 10-25 x 10-25 x 10-25 x 10-25 x 10-25 x 10-25
-
25

Pressure
5.8 5.6 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.0
(atm)

5. Graph the data you have collected. Set the pressure to y-axis and
volume to x-axis.
Write your observation and conclusion in doing the experiment.

Observation:

1. In observing the behavior of the gas particles, I have seen that when
the temperature increases and decreases, the movement of the
particles becomes faster and slower, respectively.
2. In observing the macroscopic aspects of the gas, I noticed that
when the number of particles are kept constant and the volume is
increased, the temperature and pressure both decreases.

Conclusion:

Based on the conducted experiment, I therefore conclude that

particles behave differently based on the temperature. Also, for the
macroscopic aspects of gases, I therefore conclude that, based on the
observation, the pressure is directly proportional to the temperature
and is inversely proportional to the volume.