Thermal Physics · Thermodynamics

Ideal Gases and Kinetic Theory

Relating macroscopic properties like pressure and volume to microscopic molecular motion.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the kinetic theory model explain the relationship between temperature and molecular speed?
  2. 2What variables affect the internal energy of a closed thermodynamic system?
  3. 3How would an engineer apply the ideal gas law to optimize a combustion engine?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Thermal Physics - JC2
Level: JC 2
Subject: Physics
Unit: Thermal Physics
Period: Thermodynamics

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