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Physics Lec 31 KineticTheoryGases
Physics Lec 31 KineticTheoryGases
Physics Lec 31 KineticTheoryGases
=
F Nmv
P = =
2 2N ( 1
2 mv 2 )
2 3
L 3L 3V
• Now we’ll multiply both sides by V …
Finding the Ideal Gas Law
• We’ve established that PV = N mv 2
3 ( 1
2
2
)
and we know that for very weakly interacting gases,
PV = nRT. These two equations must be the same!
• The equivalence is most simply expressed using
Boltzmann’s constant, k = R/NA (= 1.38 x 10-23 J/K).
PV =nRT = nNAkT = NkT, so
1
2 mv = 32 kT
2
=
PV 2
3 (
N =
1
2 mv)2
=
Nmv 2
1
3
1
3 M v2
m 2 − 12 mv2 / kT
2