KEY VOCABULARY
Pressure: A force that acts of a given area. Pressure can be measured in Atmospheres, Millimeters of Mercury, Torrs, or Kilopascals.
STP: Standard Temperature and Pressure.
Ideal Gas: A hypothetical gas whose pressure, volume, and temperature behavior is completely described by the ideal gas equation.
Partial Pressure: The pressure exerted by a particular component of a mixture.
Gas: Is always in constant motion, never in a fixed shape, and will always fill up its container.
Kinetic Energy: The energy of motion.
Boyle's Law: States that the pressure of a gas decreases as the volume increases.
Charles's Law: Gases expand when heated because the kinetic energy increases.
Avogadro's Law: States that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the number of moles at STP.
Dalton's Law: States that the total pressure of a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture.