P3 Flashcards
What is the particle arrangement in solids?
-Particles are very close together
-Particles arranged in a regular pattern
-Particles vibrate, but do not move from place to place
-high density
What is the arrangement of particles in a liquid?
-Particles are close together
-Not arranged in a regular pattern
-Can move around each other
-high density
What is the particle arrangement in a gas?
-Particles are very far apart
-Particles are not arranged in any pattern
-Particles are moving very rapidly
What is specific heat capacity?
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one kg of a substance by one degrees Celsius
What is specific latent heat?
Is the amount of energy required to change the state of 1 kg of the substance, with no change in temperature
how to convert MJ in to J
x1000000 / 1 million
PD graph for a filament lamp
curved line cutting through x and y axis
almost like a s
PD graph for a diode
-straight line until top right
-line then curves up
PD graph for an ohmic conductor
straight line with gradient