What are the five properties of a gas? What do properties do only gases have? Some of the important properties of gages are : 1. A gas has no definite shape or volume of its own.
It acquires the shape of the container. A gas is not rigid and is easily compressed 4. A gas can diffuse into another gas and etc. Properties which depend on the amount of gas (either by mass or volume) are called extensive properties , while properties that do not depend on the amount of gas are called intensive properties. Specific volume is an example of an intensive property because it is the ratio of volume occupied by a unit of mass of a gas that is identical. The volume of a gas is one of its characteristic properties.
Another characteristic property is the pressure the gas exerts on its surroundings. Many of us got our first exposure to the pressure of a gas when we rode to the neighborhood gas station to check the pressure of our bicycle tires. This module describes the properties of gases and explores how these properties relate to a common set of behaviors called the gas laws. With a focus on Boyle’s Law, Charles’s Law, and Avogadro’s Law, an overview of 4years of research shows the development of our understanding of gas behavior. The module presents the ideal gas equation and explains when this equation can—and cannot.