The difference: ideal gas, ideal condition, ideal behavior
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The difference: ideal gas, ideal condition, ideal behavior
When we talk about gases and equilibrium, what are the differences between an ideal gas, ideal conditions, and ideal behavior?
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Re: The difference: ideal gas, ideal condition, ideal behavi
An ideal gas is a made up of gas molecules that do not attract or repel each other. Ideal conditions would be low pressure and a temp range were the molecules remain in the gas phase.
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Re: The difference: ideal gas, ideal condition, ideal behavior
I think there are several characteristics that are assumed for ideal gas:
(1) the collisions between gas molecules are elastic and conservation of energy occurs among the molecules;
(2) the total volume of the individual molecules is negligible comparing with the volume the gas occupies;
(3) no intermolecular forces exist among the molecules or between molecules and their surroundings;
(4) the molecules are in constant motion, and the distance between two molecules is much larger than the size of an individual molecule.
However, although similar, the real gas is different from ideal gas because real gases do not have these several characteristics.
(1) the collisions between gas molecules are elastic and conservation of energy occurs among the molecules;
(2) the total volume of the individual molecules is negligible comparing with the volume the gas occupies;
(3) no intermolecular forces exist among the molecules or between molecules and their surroundings;
(4) the molecules are in constant motion, and the distance between two molecules is much larger than the size of an individual molecule.
However, although similar, the real gas is different from ideal gas because real gases do not have these several characteristics.
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Re: The difference: ideal gas, ideal condition, ideal behavior
I believe ideal behavior can be determined using the Ideal Gas Law where you approximately predict the behavior of gases at low pressures and high temperatures.
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Re: The difference: ideal gas, ideal condition, ideal behavior
It would be determined and based on the behavior of gases in the lower pressures and higher temperatures.
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