When can ideal gas law be used as an approximation?
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When can ideal gas law be used as an approximation?
When going over the bullet points of the outlines, I was a little confused on the first bullet point of Outline 1 on Chemical Equilibrium. It states "Identify reactions where the ideal gas law can be used as an approximation." What exactly does this mean? Is it just talking about that it needs to be in standard conditions?
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Re: When can ideal gas law be used as an approximation?
Ideal gas laws are most accurate under low pressure and high temperature.
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Re: When can ideal gas law be used as an approximation?
The ideal gas law is good for reactions where there is low pressure (because the molecules are far apart, and intermolecular interactions are low), high temperature (the molecules move fast, making weak intermolecular interactions), or with non reactive gasses.
Re: When can ideal gas law be used as an approximation?
The ideal gas law can be used as an approximation for reactions involving gases under conditions of low pressure and high temperature, where gas molecules behave similarly to an ideal gas.
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