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ideal_gas
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forces
Synonyms Used in print (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)It is appropriate to call_attention_to certain thermodynamic properties of an ideal_gas that are analogous to rubber-like deformation . The internal energy of an ideal_gas depends_on temperature only and is independent of pressure or volume . In_other_words , if an ideal_gas is compressed and kept at constant temperature , the work done in compressing it is completely converted into heat and transferred to the surrounding heat_sink . There is a well-known relationship between probability and entropy which states that * * f , where \q is the probability that state ( i.e. , volume for an ideal_gas ) could be reached by chance alone . Note that though the ideal_gas itself contains no additional energy , the compressed gas does exert an increased pressure . Related terms |
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