Real Gases vs. Ideal Gases
Students will explore the conditions under which real gases deviate from ideal gas behavior and the reasons why.
Key Questions
- Explain the molecular reasons why real gases deviate from ideal gas behavior at high pressures and low temperatures.
- Compare the behavior of an ideal gas to that of a real gas under extreme conditions.
- Predict how the intermolecular forces and particle volume of a real gas affect its pressure and volume compared to an ideal gas.
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