Chapter 16 Kinetic Theory of Gases 8 16-1 Molecular Interpretation of Temperature (384-388) This section is typical method of m IcroscopIc research which is called kinetic theory of gases. Kinetic theory is based on an atomic model of matter. The basic assumption of kinetic theory is that the measurable properties of gases combined actions of countless numbers of atoms and moleculesChapter 16 Kinetic Theory of Gases §16-1 Molecular Interpretation of Temperature (384-388) This section is typical method of microscopic research which is called kinetic theory of gases. Kinetic theory is based on an atomic model of matter. The basic assumption of kinetic theory is that the measurable properties of gases combined actions of countless numbers of atoms and molecules