Chapter 1 Flashcards
Matter
Anything that occupies space and has mass
Solid
A state of matter with a definite shape and volume
Crystalline solid
Solid with an ordered arrangement of atoms, molecules, or ions that results in planar faces and sharp angles of the crystals
Allotropes
Different forms of the same element that exist in the same physical state under that same conditions of temperature and pressure
Amorphuous solid
A solid whose constituent nanoscale particles have no long-range repeating structure
Liquid
A phase of matter in which a substance has no definite shape but a definite volume
Gas
A phase of matter in which a substance has no definite shape and has a volume determined by the container
Melting
Solid –> Liquid
Crystallization/Freezing
Liquid –> Solid
Condensation
Gas –> Liquid
Vaporization/Evaporation
Liquid –> Gas
Sublimation
Solid –> Gas
Deposition
Gas –> Solid
Element
Substance that cannot be decomposed into two or more substances by any means