The difference: ideal gas, ideal condition, ideal behavior


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The difference: ideal gas, ideal condition, ideal behavior

Postby Chem_Mod » Sun Aug 21, 2011 3:41 pm

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

Postby Chem_Mod » Sun Aug 21, 2011 3:41 pm

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

Postby Victor Qiu 1C » Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:14 am

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.

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Re: The difference: ideal gas, ideal condition, ideal behavior

Postby Evonne Hsu 1J » Sun Feb 28, 2021 3:22 pm

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

Postby Bai Rong Lin 2K » Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:54 pm

It would be determined and based on the behavior of gases in the lower pressures and higher temperatures.


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