GasLab

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Subject:

Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology

Institution Name:

Glenn Research Center

Collection:

NASA

Grade Level:

Secondary

Abstract:

This is a series of computer animations which demonstrate all the possible combinations of the ideal gas law or equation of state. Gases have various properties which we can observe with our senses, including the gas pressure, temperature, mass, and the volume which contains the gas. Careful, scientific observation has determined that these variables are related to one another and the values of these properties determine the state of the gas. In a scientific manner, we can fix any two of the four primary properties and study the nature of the relationship between the other two by varying one and observing the variation of the other. The variations are demonstrated using computer graphics in the animated gas lab.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Simulations

Media Format:

Downloadable docs

Conditions of Use:

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This software is in the Public Domain. It may be freely copied and used in non-commercial products, assuming proper credit to the author is given. IT MAY NOT BE RESOLD.