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Chapter 1
The Particulate Nature of Matter
Gas pressure will rise when Gas pressure will fall when
• Gas is heated • Gas is cooled
• Particles move faster • Particles move slowly
• Particles bounce off the container • Particles bounce off the container
wall more frequently wall less frequently
Pressure and Temperature
• Charles’ law stated, at constant volume, gas pressure will increase as
the temperature increases and vice versa.