The film explores the relationship between gaseous pressure and molecular collisions. The effects of varying the number of molecules per unit of volume and of varying the temperature are studied. The experimental study of the relative rates of effusion of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and sulfur hexafluoride leads to the quantitative relationship between molecular weight, molecular velocity and absolute temperature. Mechanical models illustrate the experimental observations.

Collaborator: Professor J. Arthur Campbell, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California.

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