NZQA registered unit standard
8452 version 5
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the behaviour of gases
Level
4
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of the relationships among pressure, volume,
temperature, and the amount of a gas; and compare real gases
and ideal gas behaviour.
Classification
Science > Chemistry
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
None.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the relationships among pressure, volume, temperature, and
the amount of a gas.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Normal Temperature and Pressure (NTP) and Standard Temperature and
Pressure (STP) are defined in terms of reference conditions.
1.2
Calculations involving gases are performed using methods consistent with the
processes of algebra, the gas laws, and the required value.
1.3
Gas behaviour to Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressure and Graham’s Law of
Diffusion are described in terms of their relationship.
Outcome 2
Compare real gases and ideal gas behaviour.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The assumptions underlying an ideal gas are described in terms of gas
behaviour.
2.2
The Van der Waals equation is used to explain the deviation of real gases from
ideal behaviour.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
8452 version 5
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31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 September 1996
31 December 2014
Revision
2
19 February 1998
31 December 2014
Review
3
23 November 1999
31 December 2014
Review
4
18 June 2010
N/A
Rollover
5
27 January 2015
N/A
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NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016