In this lesson we've looked at the behavior of ideal gases and the conditions under which real gases behave ideally.

The kinetic molecular theory describes gases in terms of the behavior of the gas particles which make them up.  It predicts specific relationships between pressure, temperature, volume and the number of moles of gas present, relationships that are summarized in the Ideal Gas Law (which is a combination of Boyle's Law, Charles' Law, and Avogadro's Law) and Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures.

We also learned how to relate the density of an ideal gas to its molecular weight.

To complete this lesson, you should try the self quiz in your workbook.  You can check your answers by clicking on the Self Quiz Answers link to the left.

You should also turn in the lab exercise and problem set for this lesson when you come into the lab to take the quiz.  (The problem sets for all the lessons are located at the very end of the CH 105/122 Workbook.)

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