Basics Flashcards
solids
- fixed shape/ volume
- can’t be compressed
- least KE
- regular arrangement
- vibrates in place
- strong intermolecular forces
liquids
- no fixed shape
- takes shape of bottom of container
- flows
- can’t be compressed
- no regular arrangement
- moves randomly
gases
- no fixed shape
- takes shape of whole container
- can be compressed
- no fixed volume
- weakest intermolecular forces
- no regular arrangement
- moves randomly quickly
solid to liquid
melting
liquid to gas
boiling/ evaporating
gas to liquid
condensation
liquid to solid
freezing
kinetic particle theory
- more kinetic energy= weakest forces
- higher temp. = more kinetic energy
pressure in gases decreases
volume increases
concentration
measure of a number of particles in a given volume
diffusion
net movement of particles from a region of high conc. to a region of low conc. down the conc. gradient
concentration gradient
difference in conc. of a fluid between 2 areas
greater molecular mass
particles move slower
effect of temperature on rate of diffusion
- higher temp. = more kinetic energy = move faster = increases rate of diffusion
element
substances made up of only one type of atom
compound
elements chemically bonded together (not easily separated)
mixture
substances found together, not chemically bonded (easily separated)
electrical conductivity in metals
- good electrical conductors
(they have delocalised electrons and are free to carry the charge)
thermal conductivity in metals
- good thermal conductors
malleability in metals
- very malleable
(easy to shape and bend)
ductility in metals
- very ductile
(easily stretched into wires)
melting/ boiling point of metals
- high melting/ boiling points
solvent
liquid in which a solute dissolves in
solute
substance that is dissolved in a solvent
solution
mixture of (1 or more) solutes dissolved in a solvent
saturated solution
solution with maximum conc. of a solute dissolved
filtrate
liquid/ solution that passed through a filter
residue
substance that remains after evap./ distillation/ filtration
Rf formula
distance travelled by solvent