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The Gaseous And Liquid State

NIOS · Class 12 · Chemistry

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Topics in The Gaseous And Liquid State

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1. States of Matter and Intermolecular Forces

  • Matter exists in three main states: solid, liquid, and gas (plasma is the fourth state at very high temperatures)
  • Gaseous state: molecules are far apart with negligible intermolecular forces, highly compressible, no definite shape or volume
  • Liquid state: molecules closer than gases but no ordered arrangement, definite volume but no definite shape, largely incompressible
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2. Boyle's Law - Pressure and Volume

  • Boyle's Law: at constant temperature and amount of gas, volume is inversely proportional to pressure (V ∝ 1/p)
  • Mathematical expression: p₁V₁ = p₂V₂ or pV = constant
  • Valid for ideal gases at constant T and n
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3. Charles' Law - Temperature and Volume

  • Charles' Law: at constant pressure and amount of gas, volume is directly proportional to absolute temperature (V ∝ T)
  • Mathematical expression: V/T = constant or V₁/T₁ = V₂/T₂
  • Valid only at constant pressure and amount of gas
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4. Gay-Lussac's Law - Temperature and Pressure

  • Gay-Lussac's Law: at constant volume, pressure of a fixed amount of gas is directly proportional to absolute temperature
  • Mathematical expression: p/T = constant or p₁/T₁ = p₂/T₂
  • Valid only at constant volume and amount of gas

Key Concepts

Matter exists in solidFour types of intermolecular interactions existAt constant temperature and amountAt constant pressure and amountAt constant volume and amount

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