Kinetic Theory Of Gases: The common characteristics of gases can be explained by assuming that gases consist of molecules which are far apart and are in a state of constant rapid motion. This kinetic hypothesis was proposed in 1678 by Robert Hooke. German physicists Kronig and Clausius in 1856-57 and Scottish physicist Clark Maxwell in 1860 developed this kinetic hypothesis into what is now known as the kinetic theory of gases. Its fundamental postulates are- Every gas is made up of a large number of minute particles called molecules. The molecules are so small and so far apart that their … Continue reading Kinetic Theory Of Gases