phases gases and solutions Flashcards
basic phases of matter
solid liquids and gases
what forces determine which phase a substance will be in?
intermolecular forcers
solid
phase with rigid and tighly packed atoms
- fixed volume and noncompressible
- crystalline or amorphous
lattice energy
amount of energy required to disrput the crystalline structure of a salt into cations and anions
amorphous solids
solids without a crystalline structure (glass and silcone)
liquid
phase with fixed volume and are not compressible but do not have a fixed shape
viscocity
property of liquids: resistance to flow
gas
phase with no fixed volume or shape
- compressible
compressibility
lack of fixed volume (only a property of gases)
phase change
when substance transitions from one phase to another
melting/fusion
solid to liquid
freezing
liquid to solid
evaporation/boiling
liquid to gas
condensation
gas to liquid
sublimation
solid to gas
deposition
gas to solid
endothermic phase changes
melting, evaporating, sublimation
require heat input
breaking bonds
exothermic reactions
freezing, condensation, deposition
release heat
forming bonds
is bond formation exothermic or endothermic
exothermic
heat of fusion
point in phase change where the added heat is no longer increasing the temperature and is focused on breaking the intermolecular forces
heat of vaporization
heat required to convert liquid to gas where temperature is no longer rising and heat is focused on breaking intermolecular forces of liquid
specific heat capacity
amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one unit mass of a substance by 1 degree
specific heat equation
Q = mc ∆T
q is heat, m is mass, c is specific heat capacity
heat at phase changes
typically a ratio because temperature remains constant
heat between phase changes
q= mc ∆T
how can a gas be converted into solid
increase in pressure or decrease in temperature
what phase changes are promoted by a decrease in pressure and an increase in temperature
solid to liquid
liquid to gas
solid to gas
triple point
point at which solids liquid and gases are at equillibrium
critical point
end of the liquid-gas interface
- above this point the substance exsist as a supercritical liquid
high tempertaure and low pressure promotes which phase
gas