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Workbook 31

Chapter 1: The Physics of Gases

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Downloads

• Python program that generated PDF of molecular speeds

Objectives

How the temperature of a gas relates to the speed of the molecules

• Video: Kinetic Theory and Temperature - YouTube
• Video: Temperature: Crash Course Physics #20 - YouTube
• Video: Kinetic Molecular Theory and the Ideal Gas Laws - YouTube
• Reference: 2.6: Kinetic Theory of Gases - Chemistry LibreTexts
• Reference: Kinetic theory of gases - Wikipedia

Be able to define Absolute zero and the Kelvin temperature scale

• Video: Absolute Zero: Absolute Awesome - YouTube
• Video: Absolute Zero - YouTube
• Video: Converting Between Temperature Scales (Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin) - YouTube
• Video: Absolute temperature and the kelvin scale | Physical Processes | MCAT | Khan Academy - YouTube
• Video: What's the Point of Kelvin Temperatures? - YouTube
• Reference: Absolute zero - Wikipedia
• Reference: Kelvin - Wikipedia

Understand the Ideal Gas Law, Boyle's law, and Charles Law.

• Video: The Ideal Gas Law: Crash Course Chemistry #12 - YouTube
• Video: The ideal gas law (PV = nRT) | Intermolecular forces and properties | AP Chemistry | Khan Academy - YouTube
• Video: Ideal Gas Law Introduction - YouTube
• Video: Kinetic Molecular Theory and the Ideal Gas Laws - YouTube
• Video: Ideal Gas Law Practice Problems - YouTube
• Reference: Ideal gas law - Wikipedia
• Reference: Boyle's law - Wikipedia
• Reference: Charles's law - Wikipedia
• Reference: Gas constant - Wikipedia

Prerequisites

• Able to define atom and a molecule from Chapter 2: "Matter and Energy" in Workbook 01
• The relationship between force, mass, and acceleration from Chapter 5: "Force, Mass, and Acceleration" in Workbook 01
• Define a mole from Chapter 8: "Atomic and Molecular Mass" in Workbook 01
• An overview of different forms of energy from Chapter 9: "Work and Energy" in Workbook 01
• Atmospheric pressure and altitude from Chapter 1: "Atmospheric Pressure" in Workbook 09
• Able to define and use the formula to calculate kinetic energy of some object from Chapter 9: "Work and Energy" in Workbook 01
• Understand how to interpret continus uniform distributions, cumulative probability functions, and probability density functions. from Chapter 4: "Continuous Probability Distributions" in Workbook 30
• Calculate root-mean squared from Chapter 1: "Basic Statistics" in Workbook 03

Chapter 2: Kinetic Energy and Temperature of a Gas

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Downloads

• A python script for calculating temperature differences.

Objectives

Understand molar heat capacity, adiabatic compression and decompression, and calculate temperature change.

• Video: Molar Heat Capacity Problems - Physics - YouTube
• Video: Heat capacity at constant volume and pressure | Physical Processes | MCAT | Khan Academy - YouTube
• Video: Heat capacity at constant volume and pressure | Physics | Khan Academy - YouTube
• Video: Molar Heat Capacities of Gases, Equipartition of Energy & Degrees of Freedom - YouTube
• Video: Adiabatic Process - Work, Heat & Internal Energy, Gamma Ratio, Thermodynamics & Physics - YouTube
• Video: ADIABATIC Processes EXPLAINED: How Air Cools & Heats as it Rises and Sinks! - YouTube
• Video: Thermodynamics: Crash Course Physics #23 - YouTube
• Reference: Molar heat capacity - Wikipedia

Prerequisites

• Understand the Ideal Gas Law, Boyle's law, and Charles Law. from Chapter 1: "The Physics of Gases" in Workbook 31

Chapter 3: Phases of Matter

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Objectives

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Prerequisites

• Understand molar heat capacity, adiabatic compression and decompression, and calculate temperature change. from Chapter 2: "Kinetic Energy and Temperature of a Gas" in Workbook 31

Chapter 4: The Piston Engine

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Objectives

Understand how piston engines work, how they generate fuel and their side effects, and how to use engine terminology.

• Video: This is what happens when you hit the gas - Shannon Odell - YouTube
• Video: How a Car Engine Works - YouTube
• Reference: Reciprocating engine - Wikipedia
• Reference: How Car Engines Work | HowStuffWorks
• Reference: Reciprocating motion - Wikipedia
• Reference: Coolant - Wikipedia

Prerequisites

• Understand how rockets fly, how their engines work, their propulsion, and staging from Chapter 2: "Rocketry" in Workbook 13
• Understand the Ideal Gas Law, Boyle's law, and Charles Law. from Chapter 1: "The Physics of Gases" in Workbook 31

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