Kinetic theory
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Kinetic theory or kinetic theory of gases attempts to explain macroscopic properties of gases, such as pressure, temperature, or volume, by considering their molecular composition and motion. Essentially, the theory posits that pressure is due not to static repulsion between molecules, as was Isaac Newton's conjecture, but due to collisions between molecules moving about with a certain velocity. Kinetic theory is also known as kinetic-molecular theory or collision theory.
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The Mathematical Theory of Non-uniform Gases : An Account of the Kinetic Theory of Viscosity, Thermal Conduction and Diffusion in Gases Sydney Chapman, T. G. Cowling
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- Early Theories of Gases
- Thermodynamics - a chapter from an online textbook
- Temperature and Pressure of an Ideal Gas: The Equation of State on Project PHYSNET.
- Introduction to the kinetic molecular theory of gases, from The Upper Canada District School Board
- Java animation illustrating the kinetic theory from University of Arkansas
- Flowchart linking together kinetic theory concepts, from HyperPhysics
- Interactive Java Applets allowing high school students to experiment and discover how various factors affect rates of chemical reactions.
- Molecular kinetic theory fundamentals
