Pressure simulations

Click on the following link to access the online simulation:

https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/gases-intro/latest/gases-intro_en.html

1 From the introduction screen, click "Intro"

2
Spend 2-4 minutes to explore what all of the different menus do and where all the different
features are. Basically, just spend some time to explore and play before you move to the
next step

3 Reset the simulation.

Collection of Pressure and Volume data

4 Using the particles menu, add 150 "heavy" particles to the box

5 Click on the "width" tool. This will be used to represent volume of the box.

6 change the width of the box to values between 6 - 14 nm, record pressure data

7 as volume ________________ , pressure decreases.

8 Pressure and volume are (proportionately / inversely) related

9 Reset the simulation.

Collection of Pressure and Temperature data

10 At the top of the thermometer, Change the temperature unit from K to oC

11 Using the particles menu, add 150 "heavy" particles to the box

12 Use the bucket with the slider to heat and cool the gas to temperatures

13 change the temperature to values between -100 to 200 oC and record pressure data

14 OPTIONAL: Complete the optional steps below the graph

15 what about the gas particles change as the temperature changes?

16 as temperature _________________, pressure decreases.

17 Pressure and temperature are (proportionately / inversely) related

18 Reset the simulation.

Collection of Pressure and number of particles data

19 Use the particles menu to add particles and collect the data in the table

20 as the number of particles _________________, pressure decreases.

21 Pressure and number of gas particles are (proportionately / inversely) related

22 reset the simulation

23 this is the last one :-(

24 keep scrolling down…

 Collection of volume and temperature data

25 at the bottom of the screen, click on the "Laws" button

26 Using the particle menu, add 150 heavy particles to the box

27 In the "hold constant" menu, select "pressure | V" to have pressure as a controlled variable

28 At the top of the thermometer, Change the temperature unit from K to oC

29 Select the "width" option from the menu at the right

30 Width will represent volume for this experiment

31 Use the bucket with the slider to heat and cool the gas to temperatures between -100 to 150
o
C and enter the pressures in the table to the right

32 when pressure is constant and the temperature increases, volume of the gas ______________

33 Volume and temperature of gas are (proportionately / inversely) related

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14 b) What is the lowest temperature you can reach, and what

14 c) For pressure to be 0 atm there can't be ANY collisions. T

14 d) This temperature, when all motion stops is called absolu

14 e) Can you find this point on the graph you made for tempe

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