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The chapter “Gases” deals with the different gas laws, looks at the basics of diffusion, deals with critical pressure and critical temperature and their effects on firefighting operations. The chapter is rounded off with informations on the solubility of gases.
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Example calculations are not given here. More details can be found in textbooks of “Physical Chemistry”.
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Schmiermund, T. (2023). Gases. In: The Chemistry Knowledge for Firefighters. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64423-2_4
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