P6.

Student practical

Gas pressure and temperature

https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/gas-properties/latest/gas-properties_en.html
Aims
In this activity, you will observe a demonstration of how changes in temperature
affect the pressure of a gas. Then you will plot a graph of the results, and
explore a simulation of particles in a gas.

Learning outcomes
After completing this activity, you should be able to:
 describe the behaviour of particles in a gas, and say how it changes as the
gas is heated
 describe pressure in terms of collisions of gas particles with the walls of the
container
 describe the relationship between temperature and pressure for a gas at a
fixed volume
 describe in detail how the relationship between the pressure of a gas and
its temperature can be investigated.

Task
Your teacher will demonstrate the relationship between temperature and pressure
for a gas, by heating a gas and measuring its pressure at increasing temperatures.
Observe the demonstration, record the results, and answer the related questions.
You will then observe and answer questions about a simulation of particles in a gas.

Results

Example data
Temperature (°C) Pressure (Pa)
20  97
24  98
26 100
32 102
42 104

Questions
1 Name the instrument used to measure pressure in the demonstration.

(1 mark)
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2 Plot a line graph of pressure (y-axis) against temperature (x-axis). (6

marks)

3 Describe the relationship shown by the graph.

(2 marks)

4 a Describe the behaviour of particles in a gas.

(2 marks)

b Describe how this behaviour changes as the gas temperature increases

(with the gas in a container with a fixed volume).
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(1 mark)

c State the meaning of pressure.

(1 mark)

d Explain why the pressure on the container walls increases as the

temperature of the gas increases.

(2 marks)

Student follow up
1 A sealed glass bottle of cold air is placed into a large bowl of hot water.
Complete the table by ticking the one correct box in each row.

stays
increases decreases
the same
The mass of the gas…
The density of the gas…
The speed of the molecules of the gas…
The pressure exerted by the gas…
The volume of the gas…