Heat and volume of gases-Balloon in a Flask (Mahya Babaie)

Author

Mahya Babaie

Principle(s) Illustrated

  1. Principle 1: Temperature and heat transfer

  2. Principle 2: Ideal gas law

Standards

  • 9-12. 4.c. Students know how to apply the gas laws to relations between the pressure, tem­ perature, and volume of any amount of an ideal gas or any mixture of ideal gases.

  • 9-12. 4. b. Students know the random motion of molecules explains the diffusion of gases.

  • 9-12. 4.a. Students know the random motion of molecules and their collisions with a surfacecreate the observable pressure on that surface.

Prior knowledge & experience:

Gas molecules are in constant motion.When the kinetic energy increases the motion of the gas molecules increases. When the kinetic energy increases the motion of the gas molecules increases.

we are focusing on temperature and heat

transfer. When the flask is cooling off, the air

inside the flask is cooled. This causes the air

molecules to move slower and closer

together.

The air molecules contracts and causes the

outside air to rush in. This pulls the balloon

inside the bottle and inflates it.

Common Misconceptions:

The gas molecules are gonna fill up the balloon.

Photographs and Movies

Questioning Script

Root question:

Why did the balloon went inside the bottle?

Target response:

References

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