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Classroom Resource

Passing Gases--Effusion, Diffusion and the Velocity of a Gas: Crash Course Chemistry #16

Subject Area

Science

Grade(s)

9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

As with most things in chemistry (and also in life), how a gas moves is more complex than it at first appears. In this episode, Hank describes what it means when we talk about the velocity of a gas. To understand gas velocity, we have to know what factors affect it and how. Hank also teaches you about effusion, diffusion, and concentration gradients, before showing off a cool experiment that physically demonstrates the things you have just learned. Sound exciting enough for you? Let's get started.

    Science (2015) Grade(s): 09-12 - Chemistry

    SC15.CHM.7

    Plan and carry out investigations to explain the behavior of ideal gases in terms of pressure, volume, temperature, and number of particles.

    Unpacked Content

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    Vocabulary

    • Pressure
    • Volume
    • Temperature
    • Number of particles
    • System
    • Atomic/ molecular level
    • Macroscopic level
    • independent variable
    • Dependent variable
    • controlled variable(s)
    • Direct proportional/ relationship
    • Inverse proportional/ relationship
    • Avogadro's Law
    • Boyle's Law
    • Charles' Law
    • Gay-Lussac's Law (Amontons' Law)
    • Ideal gas law
    • Constant

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Behavior of gases is determined by the movement and interactions of the particles.
    • Relationships among the variables (pressure, volume, temperature, number of particles) can be used to predict the changes to a gaseous system.
    • The movement and interactions of gas particles within a system and the type of sytem determine the behavior of gases.
    • Relationships among the variables (pressure, volume, temperature, number of particles) can be used to predict the changes to a gaseous system.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Plan an investigation that describes experimental procedure, including how data will be collected, number of trials, experimental setup, and equipment required.
    • Conduct an investigation to collect and record data that can be used to describe the relationship between the measureable properties of a substance and the motion of the particles of the substance.
    • Analyze recorded data to explain the behavior of ideal gases in terms of pressure, volume, temperature, and number of particles.
    • Identify relevant components in mathematical representations of the gas laws.
    • Analyze data using tools, technologies, and/ or models (e.g., computational, mathematical) in order to make valid and reliable scientific claims.
    • Use mathematical representations to determine the value of any relevant components in mathematical representations of the gas laws, given the other values.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Scientists plan and conduct investigations individually and collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence.
    • Changes in the variables that affect the motion of gas particles can be described and predicted using scientific investigations.
    • The patterns of interactions between particles at the atomic/ molecular/ particulate level are reflected in the patterns of behavior at the macroscopic scale.
    • Cause and effect relationships may be used to predict phenomena in natural or designed systems.
    • Mathematical representations of phenomena are used to support claims and may include calculations, graphs or other pictorial depictions of quantitative information.
    • Changes in the variables that affect the motion of gas particles can be described and predicted using scientific investigations.
    • Cause and effect relationships may be used to predict phenomena in natural or designed systems.

    Scientific and Engineering Practices

    Planning and Carrying out Investigations; Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking

    Crosscutting Concepts

    Scale, Proportion, and Quantity; Energy and Matter
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