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Ch - 10 (Thermal Properties of Matter) Flashcards

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What happens when thermal expansion takes place?

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  • Temp increases
  • Volume increases
  • molecules move faster
  • molecules move farther
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Which state of matter expands the most?

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Gas > Liquid > Solid

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If an object tht is small and big expanded, which one would expand faster and why?

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The one that is bigger because it has more particles.

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What is an example of expansion in real life?

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  • The railway tracks.
  • When there is a gap there is no buckling.
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What is an example of contraction in real life?

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  • Power towers with pylons.
  • They are not straight tied so they do not contract.
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What happens when a material expands?

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  • Particles don’t get bigger
  • They move around more and take up more space.
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Define specific heat capacity.

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Energy needed to raise temperature of 1kg of the substance by 1°C.

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What is the formula for thermal energy?

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Mass (kg) x speciofc heat capacity (Jkg°C) x Temp change

E = mv delta T

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What is the formula for energy transferred?

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Mass (kg) x specific latent heat (Jkg)

E = ml

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Define latent heat.

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  1. Energy transferred in a process without the change of the body’s temperature.

Or

  1. Heat or energy that is absorbed or released during a phase of a substance.
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12
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What is internal energy made up of?

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KE
Chemical PE

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What happens of we supply thermal energy to an object?

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Gain KE

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14
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What is the specific heat capacity of water?

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4200 J/kg°C

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What is the specific heat capacity of aluminium?

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910 J/kg°C

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What is the specific heat capacity of polythene?

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2300 J/kg°C

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17
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What is the specific heat capacity of steel?

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420 J/kg°C

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What is the specific heat capacity on land and water? And what warms up quickly?

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Land: lower SHC = heats up faster

Water: Higher SHC = heats up slower

Land

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Which state/s does thermal expansion happen in?

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Solids, liquids, gases

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What are the applications of thermal expansion?

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  • Thermometers (liquid expands with temp)
  • Switches (bimetallic strip bends upwards)
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What are the consequences of thermal expansion?

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  • Solids: Buckle if too hot.
  • Ex: Metal railway tracks, Road surfaces, bridges
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Define internal energy.

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The total energy stored inside a system by the particles that make up the system due to their motions and positions.

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What affects the kinetic energy?

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Motion of the particles

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What affects the potential energy?

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position of the particles relative to each other

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What can the increase in KE (IE) do?
- Temp increases - Change of state
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What factors affect how much the temp of a system increases?
- Mass - Type of material - Amount of thermal energy into system
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Define fixed points.
The melting and boiling points of pure water are known as fixed points.
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What temp does ice melts?
0°C
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What temp does pure water boil at?
100°C
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What happens when a substance is changing state? - melting or freezing - boiling or condensing
The substance does not change temperature
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What happens during boiling?
- Thermal energy supplied - at b.p., temp does not increase (internal energy does not rise) - additional thermal energy overcomes intermolecular forces - liquid evaporates
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What is another name for evaporation?
Vaporisation
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How is the process reversed?
Cooling energy is transferred away - A gas turns into a liquid (condensation)
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What happens during melting?
- ice is heated using thermal energy - at m.p. Temp does not change (internal energy not rising) - additional thermal energy overcomes intermolecular forces in solid. - solid turns to liquid from melting - heat transferred away and it freezes
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Define heating.
Energy is transferred to the system and the KE of molecules increases (arrow to right)
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Define cooling.
Energy is transferred away from the system (dissipates to surroundings)
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Define the procces of condensation.
- Lose KE and move slowly - no enough energy to overcome intermolecular forces - particles get close together - particles flow over each other - gas condenses to liquid (no change of themp)
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Define the process of solidification.
- particles lose KE and move slowly - don't have energy to overcome intermolecular forces - particles get close togetehr - vibrate in fixed position n it turns from liquid to solid.
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What does a heating/cooling curve if a substance show?
Energy changes the temp is increased/decreased
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Define evaporation.
Change in state of a liquid to gas
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When does evaporation happen?
- at any temp - only from surface of liquid
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How is the energy in a liquid?
- molecules have range of energy - average energy relates to temp of liquid
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When does evaporation occur?
- more energetic molecules move near to the surface of the liquid. Particles evaporate - average energy of liquid is reduced - liquid is cooled down by evaporation
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What affects the rate of evaporation?
Temperature, SA, air movements
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What happens when temp is increased for evaporation?
- KE of molecules increases - molecules overcome intermolecular forces (holds in liquid to escape from sueface) - High temp --> High SA
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What happens when SA increases for evaporation?
Molecules only escape the intermolecular forces of attraction at the surface of the liquid.
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How does air movement affect evaporation?
- dries air and allows more water movement
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What happens in evaporation and cooling?
- An object in contact with an evaporating liquid, both solid and liquid cools. - refrigerator and air conditioner
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Define boiling.
Change in state from liquid to gas.
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When does boiling happen?
- happens only at b.p. - happens all through the liquid

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