Chemistry........I mean physics....no I mean chemistry......... (solid liquid and gas) Flashcards
Solids (Shape and volume)
> Definite shape
Definite volume
Liquids (Shape and volume)
> No definite shape (will take shape on container)
Fixed volume
Gasses (Shape and volume)
> No definite shape (take shape of container)
No definite volume (will expand to fill container)
Solid (molecules)
- Molecules are very close (in a lattice)
- They vibrate about a fixed position
Liquid (Shape and volume)
- Molecules close (no longer in a lattice but close)
- They slide over each other
Gas (Shape and volume)
- Molecules widely separated
- They move randomly and fast
Solid (Bonds)
- The molecules intermolecular bonds are strong
Liquid (Bonds)
- Intermolecular bonds are weaker
- The molecules slide past each other
Gas (Bonds)
- Almost 0 intermolecular bonds
- The molecules move around randomly at high speed
- Easily compressed
The molecules in a gas move faster if ______
It’s heated
To increase the pressure of a gas you can _________
Compress the gas or heat it up
(When you compress it, it heats up)
Brownian motion e.g.
Pollen in water
Smoke in air
What is Brownian motion?
The erratic motion of small particles when observed through a microscope
Evaporation (meaning)
Changing state from liquid to gas
evaporation happens when _____________
More energetic molecules near the surface of a liquid escape