Section 1- Particles and Mixtures P1 Flashcards
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas
What process causes solids to turn into a liquid?
melting
What process causes a liquid to change into a solid?
Freezing
What process causes a liquid to change into a gas?
Evaporating
What process changes a gas into a liquid?
Condensing
What process changes a solid into a gas?
Subliming
What three factors affect the forces of attraction between the particles of a material and thus affect the sate of matter of a material?
the material
the temperature
the pressure
What are the properties of solids?
- strong forces of attraction between particles
- particles are close together in fixed positions to form a lattice arrangement
- keep a definite shape and volume
- particles vibrate about their position (solids expand when heated because of the vibrations)
What are the properties of liquids?
- weak forces of attraction between particles
- randomly arranged particles, free to move past each other
- have a definite volume but not a definite shape
- particles are constantly moving in random directions
- liquids expand when heated
What are the properties of gases?
- very weak forces of attraction between particles
- particles are free to move and far apart and travel in straight lines
- don’t have a definite shape or volume
- constantly in random motion
- gases expand when heated or when the pressure increases
What’s diffusion?
Diffusion is the net movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration through a liquid or gas.
What are examples of diffusion?
- potassium manganate(VII) and water
- ammonia and hydrogen chloride
- bromine gas and air
How is potassium manganate(VII) and water an example of diffusion?
Potassium manganate is bright purple so it’s great for visualising diffusion.
- the random motion of the particles cause it to evenly spread out
- if you add more water it becomes more diluted
How is ammonia and hydrogen chloride an example of diffusion?
A white ring of ammonium chloride will form closer to the hydrochloric acid end of the tube.
-it forms closer to the hydrochloric acid end because the ammonia particles are lighter and smaller
How is bromine gas and air an example of diffusion?
- bromine is a brown strong smelling gas
- fill a glass jar full of bromine gas and another with air separate them with a glass plate
- when you remove the glass plate the bromine gas will slowly diffuse through the air
What is a solution?
A solution is a mixture of a solvent and a solute
Define dissolving:
When you add a solid(solute) and a liquid(solvent) the bonds holding the solute molecules together sometimes break and then the molecules mix with the solvent forming a solution
Define solution:
a mixture of a solute and a solvent that doesn’t separate out
Define solute:
the substance being dissolved
Define solvent:
the liquid it is being dissolved into
Define saturated solution:
a solution where the maximum amount of solute has been dissolved, so no more solute will dissolve in the solution
What are the 3 sub-atomic particles which make up an atom?
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons