By the end of this section, you will be able to express the ideal gas law in terms of molecular mass and velocity; define thermal energy; calculate the kinetic energy of a gas molecule, given its temperature; describe the relationship between the temperature of a gas and the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules; and describe the distribution of speeds of molecules in a gas.

Concepts

kinetic energy, thermal energy

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Additional Tags

ap physics, ideal gas law, kinetic theory: atomic and molecular explanation of pressure and temperature, texas gateway, kinetic-molecular theory

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice