Gas particles

Gas particles

The particles in a gas move with random motion.
- They travel in random directions with random speeds.
- As the temperature of the gas increases, the particles gain more kinetic energy and their speeds increase.
Gas particles will collide with each other and the walls of the container they are in.
- No kinetic energy is lost during these collisions.
- The collisions with the walls exert a force on them at right angles to them. This means the gas is exerting a pressure on the container.
- Increasing the temperature of the gas without changing its volume increases this pressure, as the particles hit the walls with more force.

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