- Gases are made up of independent particles (atoms or molecules) moving in rapid motion in a straight line .
- The molecules/ atoms exert no attractive or repulsive forces between them .i.e they are independent.
- When the atoms collide with others or with any surface, there is no loss of velocity ( momentum is conserved) , the collisions are perfectly elastic.
- The particles are viewed as being relatively far apart and their volumes relatively small (negligible) compared to their total volume of the container, the gas can only occupy 0.03% of the total volume e.g for I mole of a gas at STP.
- The pressure is due to the impact of the molecules/atoms on collision with the walls of the container.