Solids, Liquids, and Gases Flashcards
Has a fixed shape that does not conform to the shape of its container
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Melting point, Solids, Amorphous solids, Surface tension, Equilibrium, relative humidity, Vapor pressure, Liquids, Allotropes, Crystallization
Solids
Even in the solid-state, molecules and ions do not stop moving completely rather they vibrate around fixed points. True or False
True
the temperature at which a substance changes from the solid-state to the liquid state.
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Melting point, Solids, Amorphous solids, Surface tension, Equilibrium, relative humidity, Vapor pressure, Liquids, Allotropes, Crystallization
Melting point
also called solidification, the formation of a solid from a liquid.
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Melting point, Solids, Amorphous solids, Surface tension, Equilibrium, relative humidity, Vapor pressure, Liquids, Allotropes, Crystallization
Crystallization
Not defined by rigidity or
hardness
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Melting point, Solids, Amorphous solids, Surface tension, Equilibrium, relative humidity, Vapor pressure, Liquids, Allotropes, Crystallization
Solids
elements that exist in different forms while in the same physical state with different chemical and physical properties.
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Melting point, Solids, Amorphous solids, Surface tension, Equilibrium, relative humidity, Vapor pressure, Liquids, Allotropes, Crystallization
Allotropes
Atoms, ions, or molecules have an ordered arrangement extending over a long-range. True or False
True
Consist of randomly arranged particles that have no ordered long-range structure
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Melting point, Solids, Amorphous solids, Surface tension, Equilibrium, relative humidity, Vapor pressure, Liquids, Allotropes, Crystallization
Amorphous solids
___________ is similar to the structures of liquids, but the molecules, atoms, and/or ions lack the freedom of motion they have in liquids
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Melting point, Solids, Amorphous solids, Surface tension, Equilibrium, relative humidity, Vapor pressure, Liquids, Allotropes, Crystallization
Amorphous solids
Have a definite volume, varying shape that conforms to the container’s shape, but only to the extent of its volume
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Melting point, Solids, Amorphous solids, Surface tension, Equilibrium, relative humidity, Vapor pressure, Liquids, Allotropes, Crystallization
Liquids
Of the three states, only gases can combine the ability to flow with the effects of strong intermolecular forces. True or False
False - liquids
Directly related to the strength of the intermolecular attraction between its molecules
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Melting point, Solids, Amorphous solids, Surface tension, Equilibrium, relative humidity, Vapor pressure, Liquids, Allotropes, Crystallization
Surface tension
The partial pressure of a gas in equilibrium with its liquid form in a closed container
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Melting point, Solids, Amorphous solids, Surface tension, Equilibrium, relative humidity, Vapor pressure, Liquids, Allotropes, Crystallization
Vapor pressure
As the temperature of the liquid increases, its vapor pressure continues to increase until it equals the atmospheric pressure. True or False
True
The vapor pressure of water in the atmosphere is expressed as ___________ which is the ratio of the actual partial pressure of the water vapor
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Melting point, Solids, Amorphous solids, Surface tension, Equilibrium, relative humidity, Vapor pressure, Liquids, Allotropes, Crystallization
relative humidity
At _____________ the vaporization equals the rate of liquefaction.
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Melting point, Solids, Amorphous solids, Surface tension, Equilibrium, relative humidity, Vapor pressure, Liquids, Allotropes, Crystallization
Equilibrium
The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the atmospheric pressure
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Viscosity, Gases, Barometer, Manometer, Avogadro’s Law, Gay-Lussac’s Law, Charles’s Law, Boyle’s Law, Pressure, cohesion adhesion, Capillary Action, Boiling point
Boiling point
The boiling point when the atmospheric pressure is 3 atm is the normal boiling point. True or False
False - 1 atm
The tendency of a liquid to rise in narrow tubes or be drawn into small openings such as those between grains of a rock.
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Viscosity, Gases, Barometer, Manometer, Avogadro’s Law, Gay-Lussac’s Law, Charles’s Law, Boyle’s Law, Pressure, cohesion adhesion, Capillary Action, Boiling point
Capillary Action
Occurs due to the pressure of ___________ which causes the liquid to work against gravity.
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Viscosity, Gases, Barometer, Manometer, Avogadro’s Law, Gay-Lussac’s Law, Charles’s Law, Boyle’s Law, Pressure, cohesion adhesion, Capillary Action, Boiling point
cohesion adhesion
The resistance of a fluid to flow and results from intermolecular attractions that impede the movement of molecules around and past each other.
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Viscosity, Gases, Barometer, Manometer, Avogadro’s Law, Gay-Lussac’s Law, Charles’s Law, Boyle’s Law, Pressure, cohesion adhesion, Capillary Action, Boiling point
Viscosity
The particles have large distances between them and
they move randomly throughout the container
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Viscosity, Gases, Barometer, Manometer, Avogadro’s Law, Gay-Lussac’s Law, Charles’s Law, Boyle’s Law, Pressure, cohesion adhesion, Capillary Action, Boiling point
Gases
Gases have much lower densities than liquids and solids. True or False
True