##  [Kinetic Theory of Gases](/kinetic-theory-gases) 

  ##  [Kinetic Theory of Gases](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/kinetic-theory-gases-0) 

  

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Definition

A microscopic statistical model that derives macroscopic gas properties (pressure, temperature, transport coefficients) by averaging the motions and collisions of a large ensemble of particles described by a velocity distribution function and by equations such as the Boltzmann equation.