BRAINCAKEKinetic Theory of Gases
The molecules of an ideal gas have a range of speeds. When an individual molecule collides with another one its speed and direction changes, but as long as the temperature is constant, the distribution of speeds remains the same.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Ideal gas
- A theoretical gas that obeys the ideal gas equation, pV equals nRT, exactly at all pressures and temperatures.