Pressure of a Gas
- The free moving particles of a gas will spread evenly within a container and collide with the walls. This will exert a force on the wall when it bounces
- When this happens on a large scale (billions of particles) there is an average force exerted on the wall. This creates a pressure due to Pressure = Force/Area
Vapour Pressure – particles that gain enough energy to become gaseous at the top of a liquid