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Topic B.3 - Resources
Topic B.3 - Resources
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Modeling a Gas
Modeling a Gas
For Topic 3.2, students will explain the conditions required for a gas that is behaving "ideally." In this video, we create an initial simulation that will allow us to modify our system until the gas is behaving ideally.
You will know if you have successfully modeled an idea gas when the particles have a more or less constant average, non-zero velocity.
Now that we've put the simulation together, let's do some data analysis. The video on the right will show you some techniques that you can apply in Microsoft Excel (or Google Sheets). Note that access to Microsoft Office is a course requirement.
Lesson 3
Lesson 3
In Lesson 2, we look at the relationships between temperature, pressure, and volume for an ideal gas.Â
After the lecture is complete, we will investigate these relationships with an in-class experiment. The exercises handout will be continued in the next class.
Lesson 4: exercises
Lesson 4: exercises
ITL (in this lesson), one final handout! You can expect a quiz to finish off Topic B.3.
When complete: make sure you have completed the reading and answered questions in your textbook.
TOK linKs
TOK linKs
How does the use of idealized models, like the ideal gas law, shape our understanding of gases, and what are the implications when real gases behave differently?
To what extent does the success of gas laws in predicting behavior under certain conditions suggest that nature follows mathematical rules, or are we simply imposing patterns we expect to see?
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