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The study of gases is important to chemistry for two main reasons: firstly, many calculations require a knowledge of the equations of state of gases, that is equations relating pressure, volume, mass and temperature; secondly, the much lower densities of gases, compared to solids and liquids, often permit neglect of intermolecular forces, which greatly complicate theoretical analyses of condensed substances. For this reason, many of the fundamental properties of molecules are derived from a study of gases.
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B. F. Dodge. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, McGraw-Hill, New York (1944).
O. A. Hougen, K. M. Watson and R. A. Ragatz. Chemical Process Principles, Part II, Thermodynamics, Wiley, New York (1959).
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Heald, C., Smith, A.C.K. (1974). The Gaseous State. In: Applied Physical Chemistry. A Macmillan Chemistry Text. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01644-0_1
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