Chapter 2

Kinetic Theory of Gases

Prof. Guolong Zhu (Ph.D.)

 Mechanical Energy:
Only Kinetic
No Gravitational Potential

Tire Pressure
in Winter
# of molecules in 1 mol
= NA
1. Large enough number of 2. Classical/Newtonian Mechanics applies,
identical molecules Motions are randomly and isotropically

3. Molecules are much 4. Collisions are perfectly elastic,

smaller than gas volume NO external forces