Liquid Flashcards
A molecular force of attraction for other molecules within the substance is…?
Cohesion
What is a concave depression on the surface of a liquid?
Meniscus
What is a cohesive force in a liquid that creates a tight layer of molecules at the surface?
Surface tension
An attraction between molecules of two substances in contact with each other is what?
Adhesion
Name the ability of a liquid to resist flowing?
Viscosity
The movement of a liquid up or down a tube because of adhesion is ________.
Capillarity
What is the smallest portion of a crystal that reveals the three-dimensional pattern for the entire crystal?
Unit cell
What is a solid consisting of particles arranged in an orderly, repeating geometric pattern?
Crystal
What is a three-dimensional, repeated arrangement of crystals?
Crystal lattice
What is the name of the process used to examined a crystal structure?
X-Ray diffraction
One of the different forms of a polymorphous crystalline solid is…
Allotrope
Gas particles under pressure passing through an orifice is what?
Effusion
What is the gradual mixing of two gases due to spontaneous, random motion?
Diffusion
What is the substance that occurs in more than one crystal pattern?
Polymorphous
Solids whose particles have no crystal structure are called?
Amorphous
