6.1 Kinetic Molecular Theory and the Ideal Gas Law

Gases are nature’s simplest substance since they can be easily modelled and mathematical calculation result in accurate yields.

The main assumptions of kinetic molecular theory are:

1. Molecules of gas are small and far apart

   1. Therefore, most of the space is empty (vacuum)

2. Molecules in constant, random motion

   1. There are as many molecules moving in one direction as there are in the other

3. Molecules collide w each other and with walls of container