Liquid and Solid Flashcards
What are the states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas, plasma.
Talk about solid.
Has definite volume and shape.
Atoms held together by electrical forces, located at specific positions to each other and vibrate there.
What are the two types of solid?
Crystalline - atoms in ordered structure
Amorphous - atoms arranged randomly
Why is solid elastic?
Tends to return to original shape and size when external forces are removed.
Talk about liquid.
Has definite volume but no definite shape.
Usually exist at higher temperature than solid.
Molecules wander randomly due to weak intermolecular forces.
Talk about gas.
No definite shape and volume
Molecules in constant random motion.
Which states of matter can’t be compressed?
Solid and liquid because strong repulsive atomic forces resist the compression.
Talk about plasma.
Highly ionized state of matter containing equal amount of positive and negative charges.
Is plasma a neutralized gas?
No because interactions still occur within constituents due to long range electrical and magnetic forces.
What is density?
pro = mass/volume
What is specific gravity?
Ratio of density of object to density of water.
What is pressure?
P = F/A
What happens when fluid is rest in a container?
All portions of fluid in static equilibrium.
All points in same depth has same pressure.
What is the equation of hydrostatic equilibrium?
P = P0 + mgh
What is the atmospheric pressure?
P0 = 1.013 x 10^5 Pa = 1 atm