Chemistry Chapter 14 Vocab

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for a given mass of gas at constant temperature, the volume of the gas varies inversely with pressure

Boyle's law
the volume of a fixed mass of gas is directly proportional to its Kelvin temperature if the pressure is kept constant

Charles's law
at constant volume and temperature, the total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the component gases

Dalton’s law of partial pressures
the rate of effusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its molar mass; this relationship is also true for the diffusion of gases

Graham's laws of effusion
the pressure of a gas is directly proportional to the Kelvin temperature if the volume is constant

Gay-Lussac's law
the relationship PV = nRT, which describes the behavior of an ideal gas

ideal gas law
the process that occurs when a gas escapes through a tiny hole in its container

effusion
the tendency of molecules to move toward areas of lower concentration until the concentration is uniform throughout

diffusion
the contribution each gas in a mixture of gases makes to the total pressure

partial pressure
a measure of how much the volume of matter decreases under pressure

compressibility