Thermodynamics and Ideal Gases · Thermodynamics

Ideal Gas Laws

Deriving and applying the relationships between pressure, volume, and temperature for an ideal gas.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the kinetic theory of gases explain the pressure exerted by a gas on its container?
  2. 2What variables affect the behavior of a real gas compared to the ideal gas model at low temperatures?
  3. 3How would an engineer calculate the required pressure for a scuba tank at different depths?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

A-Level: Physics - Thermal PhysicsA-Level: Physics - Ideal Gases
Year: Year 12
Subject: Physics
Unit: Thermodynamics and Ideal Gases
Period: Thermodynamics

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