Which of the following is not a part of kinetic molecular theory?
where are the parts :P
Well, kinetic mol. theory assumes that 1)molecules have virtually no volume by themselves, but they occupy volume around them. (Most of the volume of the gas is empty space). 2) The gas, as a collective group has random motion, but each molecule will move in a straight path until they hit something 3) Collisions are perfectly elastic, which means no kinetic energy lost. 4) Average kinetic energy depends solely on the temperature and nothing else
What kinetic mol. theory can tell you: 1) All the laws that are related to gases (Charles's Law, Boyle's Law, Combined Gas Law, Ideal Gas Equation, Dalton's Law of pressure, and Avogadro's Hypothesis etc...) 2) Other equations related to gas, like Graham's law of diffusion, and effusion is also derived from kinetic mol. theory 3) Give you insight about how molecules react. (Molecules have to collide with sufficient energy and at the right orientation, so therefore, reactions with three reactants are rare, and four or more is super rare, or even non-existent)
However, Anything with assumptions isn't perfect, and it fails in extreme condition (such as really high temperature or pressure or both). And that's why you have the Van der Waals equation to "fix" the ideal gas law, and other things
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