Describing Oscillations An?oscillation?is defined as follows: The repetitive variation with time?t?of the displacement?x?of an object about the equilibrium position (x?= 0) A pendulum oscillates be...
Investigating Gas Laws Investigating Gay-Lussac's Law Aim of the Experiment The aim of the experiment is to investigate the relationship between the pressure and the temperature of a gas at constan...
Mole Calculations The Mole The?mole?is one of the seven SI base units It is used to measure the?amount of substance One mole is defined as follows: The amount of substance that contains as many ele...
Kinetic Model of an Ideal Gas Gas Pressure A gas is made of a large number of particles Gas particles have?mass?and move?randomly?at high speeds Pressure?in a gas is due to the collisions of the ga...
Ideal Gas Equation Avogadro's Law Avogadro's Law states: For a gas at constant temperature and pressure, the number of?moles?n?is directly proportional to the volume?V?of the gas This can be expres...
Ideal Gas Laws Boyle's Law Boyle's Law states: For a fixed mass of gas at a constant temperature, the pressure?p?is inversely proportional to the volume?V This can be expressed in equation form as:...
Investigating Thermal Energy Estimating the Specific Heat Capacity of a Metal Aim of the Experiment? The aim of the experiment is to determine the specific heat capacity of a metal block Variables ...
Phase Change A?phase change?happens whenever matter changes its state During a phase change, thermal energy is transferred to or from a substance This energy transfer does?not change the temperatur...
Specific Latent Heat During a?phase change?(i.e. a change of state) thermal energy is transferred to a substance or removed from it, while the temperature of the substance does not change In this c...
