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14 Cards in this Set
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diffusion
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movement of one substance through another
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elastic
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the ability of a substance or object to readily spring back to its original shape
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kinetic-molecular theory
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model that explains the physical properties of gas
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atmospheric pressure
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pressure exerted by the weight of air in the atmosphere
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barometer
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instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
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manometer
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instrument used to measure the pressure of a gas in a closed container
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STP
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standard temperature and pressure - 0 degrees C or 273 K and 1 atmosphere
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absolute zero
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theoretically lowest temp that can be reached - -273.15 degrees C or 0 K
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molar volume
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volume of one mole of an ideal gas at standard conditions
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partial pressure
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pressure exerted by each component gas in a mixture of gases
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ideal gas
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theoretical gas described perfectly by the KMT of gases
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real gas
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gas that behaves like an ideal gas under ordinary conditions, but behaves differently at low temperature and high pressure
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gas constant
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universal constant represented by R in the ideal gas equation
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effusion
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movement of an atom through an opening so tiny they have to pass through one by one
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