CHEM 1A Lecture Notes - Collective Behavior
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Bulk matter: forms of matter that consist of large # of molecules. Properties of bulk matter = collective behavior of particles. Compressible: can be confined into a smaller volume. Gases are more compressible than solids or liquids " lots of space b/w molecules. Compression: act of reducing the volume of a sample of gas (cid:862)molecules of gases are widely separated a(cid:374)d i(cid:374) ceaseless chaotic (cid:373)otio(cid:374)(cid:863) Pressure (p): the force, f, exerted by the gas, divided by the area, a, on which the force is exerted.
