equation for pressue
force / area
what is force measured in?
Newtons
what is pressure measured in?
Pascal (Pa)
what is one Pascal equivalent to?
1 N/m^2
what do we use to describe gas pressure?
a particle model
as temperature increases what happens to gas pressure and why?
as temperature increases gas pressure increase:
-particles go faster as they gain kinetic energy
-particles hit walls more often with more force
what is absolute zero?
-273°C
what does gas pressure depend on?
-temperature
-volume