Gas laws, states of matter, Flashcards

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1
Q

Boyle’s law

A

Pressure is inversely

proportional to volume

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2
Q

Charles’s law

A

Volume is directly

proportional to temperature

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3
Q

Kelvin scale (absolute scale)

A

temp. scale used with gas laws

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4
Q

pressure

A

amount of force per unit of area

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5
Q

volume

[ 2 ways to measure it]

A

When measuring the space
occupied by an object

formula/water displacement

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6
Q

Mass

A

amount of matter in an object

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7
Q

weight

A

measure of gravitational force on an object

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8
Q

matter

A

anything with mass and volume

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9
Q

inertia

A

tendency of object to resist change in motion

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10
Q

kinetic potential

A

energy that is related
to the temperature of a
substance

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11
Q

physical

A

A property that can be
measured and observed
without changing the
identity of the substance

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12
Q

chemical

A

A property when measured
and observed changes the
identity of the substance

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13
Q

density

A

ratio of

mass: volume

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14
Q

physical properties

A

State/solubility/electrical conductivity/color are examples

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15
Q

chemical properties

A

flammability, reactivity, toxicity, acidity are examples

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16
Q

Physical change

A

change in state

17
Q

chemical change

A

change in identity/composition

18
Q

evidences of chemical change

A
production of	gas	(fizzing or bubbling)
 change in odor	
 change in color
 light produced
 sound produced
 change in temperature	(heat produced)
19
Q

surface tension

A

Force that causes liquids to
minimize their surface area
(by forming spheres)

20
Q

viscosity

A

resistance of a fluid to

flow

21
Q

Solid

A

definite shape+ definite volume

22
Q

liquid

A

indefinite shape + definite volume

23
Q

gas

A

indefinite shape + indefinite volume

24
Q

liquid solids

A
Condensed states (tightly
packed particles)
25
Q

gases liquids

A

Fluid states

26
Q

boiling point

A

when vapor pressure (pressure of vapor above liquid) is equal to atmospheric pressure

27
Q

evaporation

A

transition from a Liquid to a
gas that can happen at any
temperature and only at the
surface

28
Q

freezing

melting

A

liquid to solid

solid to liquid

29
Q

Vaporization

condensation

A

Liquid to gas

Gas to liquid

30
Q

sublimation

deposition

A

Solid to gas

Gas to solid

31
Q

Crystalline

A

orderly three deminsional object

32
Q

triple point

A

where all 3 states coexist together

33
Q

vapor pressure

A

measure of the tendency of a material to change into the gaseous or vapor state, and it increases with temperature.

34
Q

water displacement

A

putting a object in water and it raises the level of the water. amount of water displaced is the volume of the object.

35
Q

graduated cylinder

A

measures volume, tube