Understanding the Misconceptions of Science

The Ideal Gas Law

Documentary Nov 23, 2023 28 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E3: Here, Professor Lincoln reveals the ways in which common teachings about gases and their properties are idealizations that ignore important considerations such as the size of atoms. Topics include the limitations of the Ideal Gas Law (PV=nRT) and the importance of the van der Waals equation.

Documentary Nov 23, 2023 28 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2023
Run Time: 28 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.