Boltzmann is designed to help students understand the principles of kinetic molecular theory by demonstrating molecular motion, statistical mechanics and other fundamental theories of chemistry and physics. Shows a microscopic model for an ideal gas. Shows Maxwell-Boltzmann speed distribution, and illustrates such concepts as mean free path and irreversibility. The user chooses the type of transformation and, depending on the type of transformation, adds or removes heat, or adjusts the gas volume manually. A simulation of the kinetic theory of gasses.
Students can study the dependence of the mixing of two gasses on temperature and pressure.
This material includes several virtual labs for students to perform. Explore the relationships between Volume, Pressure and Temperature that form the basis of the ideal gas law and the piston. Science teaching and the development of thinking.