KINETIC

MOLECULAR
THEORY
Quarter 3, Science 10
Melanie E. Abaggue
Why does the egg
slide into the bottle,
even though no one
pushes it?
 GENERAL PROPERTIES OF GAS
Gases are easy to compress.

Gases expand to fill their containers.

Gases occupy far more space than liquids or solids. They

also diffuse.

Gas have low densities.

To an excellent approximation, all gases behave in the same way in
response to changes in temperature and pressure.
 KINETIC MOLECULAR
THEORY (KMT)
❖ Known as Kinetic Theory of
Gases
❖ It explain the measurable
properties of gas in terms of
small-scale movements of
gas particles.
 KINETIC MOLECULAR
THEORY (KMT)
❖ Based on scientific observations of
gases to explain the microscopic
features and on the assumption
that matter is made up of small
particles that are always in motion .
❖ A theory that describes matter
states.
 ASSUMPTIONS OF KMT (GAS)
1. Gases consist of huge
numbers of tiny
spherical particles that
are far apart from one
another compared to
their size.
 ASSUMPTIONS OF KMT (GAS)
2. Gas particles are in
constant rapid motion
in random directions.
 ASSUMPTIONS OF KMT (GAS)
3. Collisions between gas particles, and
between particles and the container walls
are elastic collisions.
 ASSUMPTIONS OF KMT (GAS)

4. There are no
forces of attraction
or repulsion
between gas
particles.
 ASSUMPTIONS OF KMT (GAS)

5. The average
kinetic energy of gas
particles is
dependent upon the
temperature of the
gas.
ACTIVITY 1
Identify the postulates of
KMT that explains the
following observations on
the behavior of gases.
An inflated basketball
weighs more than a
deflated basketball.

A gas consists of very small

particles each of which has
a mass.
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Gases are easily compressed.

Gases have low densities.

The distance separating gas

particles is relatively large.
Gases quickly
diffuse. Collisions
slow diffusion.
Gas particles are in
constant, rapid,
random motion,
continually colliding.
Gases exert Collisions of
pressure. Pressure gas particles
is force per unit with each
area. (Add more other or with
gas, get more the walls of
pressure). No the containers
kinetic energy is are perfectly
lost. elastic.
Gas particles do Gas particles
not slow down and exert no force
condense into on one
liquid because they another. They
exert only very do not attract
attractive forces or repel each
upon each other. other.
Kinetic energy is The average
the energy of kinetic energy
motion. Gas of gas particles
particles speed up depends only
as the temperature on the
increases. temperature of
the gas.