Lecture 3
Lecture 3
CONTENTS
• Ideal Gas: behaves in accordance to combined gas law and follows postulates of
KMT
Combined Gas Law:
𝑃𝑉 /𝑛𝑇 = 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 = R
This rearranges to Ideal Gas Equation
PV= nRT
R = universal gas constant
• Units and Values of R is according to the units of the variables used. T should be in
Kelvins (K) always.
Derivation of value of R
Some important definitions
• The mean free path is the distance that a molecule travels between two
successive collisions.
• Collisional Frequency is the average rate in which two reactant
molecules collide for a given system and is used to express the average
number of collisions per unit of time in a defined system.
• The distance between the centers of two molecules taking part in
a collision at the time of their closest approach is called collision diameter
Root-Mean-Square Velocities of Gaseous Particles
PV=nRT
PV/RT (Compressibility Factor) =1 (when n=1)
Causes of deviation
• Actual Volume Negligible
• No Intermolecular Forces
Vander Waal’s Correction
P+an2/V2)(V−nb)=nRT
Critical Phenomenon of gases
⮚Boyle’s Law P versus V
⮚Isotherm
⮚High Temperature (More Ideality)
⮚Low Temperature (Deviation)
⮚Critical Phenomenon was stated by Andrew
(1969)
⮚Studies Isotherms of CO2 at various Temperatures
⮚50°C, 40°C, 31.1°C, 21.1°C and 13.1°C
⮚CT Minimum Temp to liquefy a gas
⮚VC Volume Occupies by 1 mole at TC
⮚PC Pressure of 1 mole at TC
Conclusions of Critical Phenomenon
❑TC > 31.1°C, Smooth hyperbolic curve
❑Isotherm between 32. °C and 35.5°C don’t Obey Boyle’s Law (No smooth isotherms)
❑Temp 31.1°C, small horizontal portion is developed
❑Temp > 31.1°C, No such curve
❑Isotherm at 21.1°C has a horizontal Part,
❑Here vapours and liquid CO2 exist in equilibrium
❑Isotherm at 13.1°C
❑Closer the Temp to TC, shorter the horizontal part
❑Isotherm below TC has 3 parts
❑Right-----gas
❑Horizontal ------equilibrium of both phases (liquid and gas)
❑Left----- Liquid