Question
What are the basic assumptions of the kinetic theory of gases?
Answer
The basic consumption of the kinetic theory of gases are :
- A gas consists of a collection of a very large number of minute discrete particles called molecules, they are spherical, perfectly elastic particles.
- The molecule of a gas within a container is in chaotic motion in all directions with high velocities continually colliding with each other and with the wall of the container.
- The average kinetic energy of the gas molecules in the system measures the temperature of the gas.
- The volume of the gaseous molecule is considered negligible related to the total volume of the gas.
