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When under what conditions do real gases behave according to kinetic theory?

April 26, 2017Conditions gases Kinetic Theory

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When under what conditions do real gases behave according to kinetic theory?

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At low temperatures or high pressures, real gases deviate significantly from ideal gas behavior. Two of the assumptions of the kinetic molecular theory were questionable. The kinetic theory assumes that gas particles occupy a negligible fraction of the total volume of the gas. It also assumes that the force of attraction between gas molecules is zero. ChaCha!