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Summary

Symbolic illustration of the ideal gas law, PV=nRT. The molecular model of an ideal gas involves  a large number of point molecules moving independently and experiencing elastic collisions.

Learning objectives
  • To illustrate the microscopic meaning of gas pressure.
  • To show the interdependence of the variables P, V and T.
How to use the animation

Click on the corresponding icons to double the volume, the number of particles or the temperature.

Keywords
ideal-gas, pressure, volume, temperature, PV=nRT, kinetic, agitation, collision,
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