GOOD

MORNING
EVERYONE!

HYE THERE!! HOW

ARE YOU
TODAY?SEEN THAT
YOU LOOK NOT
INTERESTED…WHY
NOT WE DO AN
EXERCISE FOR A FEW
MINUTES?
Lets think
Lets think
together
together
 DO YOU KNOW
WHAT TOPIC
WE WANT TO
LEARN TODAY?

HMM…I THINK
I KNOW. BUT,
I’M NOT SURE
UNDERSTANDING
GAS PRESSURE
 •When the molecules bounce
off the container walls,
they exerts an average
force on the walls.
Gas particles colliding
•The Force is known as a
produce a pressure. Gas Pressure
 P = F
A
P - gas pressure
F – force of molecules
A – area surfaces

•Gas Pressure is the force exerted on a surface

by air molecules per unit area of the surface
Kinetic Theory
of Gas
for three
properties
VOLUME

PRESSURE

TEMPERATURE
• A can of gas contains many
billions of particles.
• Each of them bumps into the
walls thousands of times every
second.
• Although we can’t feel each
individual bump, they average
out to produce a constant
pressure on the walls.
Lets do some
activity…….
 A Simple Experiments…
• Fill a glass with water until it is
almost full.
• Place a manila card over the
glass.
• By supporting the manila card on
the top of the glass, slowly invert
the glass.
• Slowly remove the hand which is
supporting the manila card.
The answer is..

• The atmospheric pressure

that presses the manila card
against the glass produce
force that is strong enough
to support the weight of the
water in the glass.
ATMOSPHERIC
PRESSURE
 Atmospheric Pressure

force exerted by the weight of the air

Atmospheric pressure is defined as the
force per unit area exerted against a
surface by the weight of the air above
that surface
DEFINITION :
The Pressure caused by the
weight of the thick of air
above the earth’s surface.
The atmospheric
pressure pushes
in all directions

Characteristic
of
Atmospheric
Pressure

Atmospheric
Pressure
The atmospheric decreases with
pressure at sea level altitude.

is 1 atm = 105 Pa
• Give one examples of
application of
atmospheric pressure in
daily life
 GAS PRESSURE &
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

Gas pressure based on the Atmospheric pressure in terms

Kinetic theory of gases Of the weight of the atmosphere

Atmospheric pressure at sea level

Gas Pressure is the force = 105Nm-2 or 105 Pa
exerted on a surface =760 mm Hg
by air molecules per
unit area of the surface
a) Rubber sucker b) straws
c) Syringes d) siphons
e) Lift pumps
• In the atmosphere, the force that
compresses the air at the surface is just
the weight of all the air in the atmospheric
column above it

• At the surface the atmospheric pressure is

on average P0 = 101.3 kPa = 1013 mb
Fortin Barometers
• In the Fortin barometer, the level of mercury in the glass at
the bottom of the barometer cistern is adjusted to a scale
zero, known as the fiducial point, each time a reading is to
be taken. The level of mercury in the column is then read
against the scale, using a vernier adjustment for extra
accuracy.
In addition to instruments manufactured under the Russell
Scientific Instruments name, we manufacture, service and
repair F Darton and WF Stanley, Griffin and George and
Gallenkamp precision mercury barometers.
Please note that all precision barometers are supplied in a
purpose-built fibreboard case with a polystyrene cutout
inner to support the instrument.
Aneroid barometer.