Thermal Laws for A Level Physics

Explore thermal physics laws with an interactive simulation.

What this tool shows

Relationships between pressure, volume and temperature
Ideal gas behaviour
How kinetic theory links temperature to particle speed

OCR A relevance

Module 5: Thermal physics
Ideal gas equation
Kinetic theory of gases

Try these tasks

Hold temperature constant and halve volume. What happens to pressure?
Keep pressure constant and double temperature. What happens to volume?
Link the average kinetic energy of particles to temperature.