1123 Flashcards
Random movement of microscopic particles resulting from collision with molecules
Brownian motion
Movement of a liquid up or down a tube because of adhesion
Capillarity
Gradual mixing of two gases due to spontaneous, random motion
Diffusion
Total kinetic energy of all the molecules of a solid
Heat
Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance 1°C
Heat capacity
Additional heat required to melt a substance at its melting point
Heat of fusion
Additional heat required to vaporize a substance at its boiling point
Heat of vaporization
Energy of motion
Kinetic energy
Energy of position
Potential energy
Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of a substance 1°C
Specific heat
Average kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance
Temperature
Process used to examine the crystal structure of a solid
X-ray diffraction
Attraction between molecules of two substances in contact with each other
Adhesion
One of the different forms of a polymorphous crystalline solid
Allotrope
The type of solid in which the particles have no crystals
Amorphous