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States of Matter & Gas Laws

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Real Gas

An actual gas whose behaviour deviates from the ideal gas law because its molecules occupy volume and attract one another.

Z = pV / nRT ≠ 1 Dimensionless
States of Matter & Gas Laws

Root Mean Square Speed

The square root of the average of the squared molecular speeds in a gas sample.

c_rms = √(3RT / M) m/s