Calculus-Based Physics Prerequisites

Introductory college level

Physics is enjoyable

Starting with common day occurrences and examples

<p>High school mathematics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand principles and equations and their applications in real life</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>The temperature of the walls is the same as the temperature of the gas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because the number of molecules is very large (about 6 × 10^23 molecules per mole).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>F = ∑(m × vx) / L</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because all directions are equivalent in an ideal gas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The x-component of the velocity is reversed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allows us to consider the motion of molecules in three dimensions (x, y, z).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Boyle's law states that the pressure of a given mass of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume at a given temperature. Mathematically, this can be represented as p ∝ 1/V.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rms speed of molecules of two gases at the same temperature is inversely proportional to the square root of their masses. Mathematically, this can be represented as v1/v2 = √(m2/m1).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rms speed of hydrogen molecules at the same temperature is approximately 1830 m/s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The unit of the mass of a molecule is g/mol.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The number of molecules and the rms speed of a gas are independent of each other, as they are separate properties of a gas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The equation pV = mNvrms is a fundamental equation in the kinetic theory of gases, as it relates the macroscopic properties of a gas (pressure and volume) to its microscopic properties (number of molecules and rms speed).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>10</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>0.23 m^3</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hydrogen reacts with oxygen to form water, consuming 12 g of hydrogen and 96 g of oxygen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1 mole</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The equation of state of an ideal gas is pV = nRT, and the value of the universal gas constant R is 8.314 J/(K·mol).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>5:4</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The number of molecules N is related to the number of moles n by N = nNA, and the value of Avogadro's number NA is 6.02 × 10^23 mol^-1.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>0.1 mole</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The expression for the rms speed of the molecules is v = √(2kT/m), where k is the Boltzmann constant, and this relates to the average kinetic energy of a molecule as (1/2)mv^2 = (3/2)kT.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The average kinetic energy of a molecule at the triple point is (3/2)kT, where T is the temperature at the triple point, and this is the same for all gases at a fixed temperature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rms speed of the molecules at the triple point is v_tr = √(2kT_tr/m), and this relates to the rms speed of the molecules at any other temperature as v = v_tr√(T/T_tr).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The expression for the pressure of an ideal gas is pV = nNAkT, and this relates to the equation of state as pV = nRT, where R is the universal gas constant.</p> Signup and view all the answers