Why do different gases have different densities?

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Different gases exhibit varying densities due to differences in their molecular masses, despite the absence of intermolecular attractions. Density, defined as mass per unit volume, indicates that either the mass or volume must differ for gases to have distinct densities. The discussion highlights the relationship between gas identity, volume, and the ideal gas law, which states that for a fixed number of moles at constant pressure and temperature, the volume of a gas is influenced by its molecular mass. Thus, while the ideal gas approximation allows for generalizations, the specific identity of the gas does affect its volume under these conditions.
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I've read that gas molecules do not have any attractions or regulations between them...
So why do different gases have different densities?
 
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Are their masses identical?
 
Density is mass over volume. So for a gas to have different densities, either the volume or the mass (or both) have to be different. This also means that either the volume or the mass can be the same.

The claim you mention in your post, does that reflect on the mass part of the volume part?
 
Do you know what ideal gas is? And how its volume is related to the number of moles?

For a given number of moles and given p, T conditions, does the volume of the gas (as long as it is well described by the ideal gas approximation) depend on the gas identity?
 
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