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Solids, Liquids and Gases Flashcards

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What are the three states of matter?

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  • solids
  • liquids
  • gases
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Examples of Solids,Liquids and Gases

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  • solid: ice
  • liquid: water
  • gas: water vapour
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Movement of Particles in a Solid

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vibrate in fixed positions

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Movement of Particles in a Liquid

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move around and slide past each other

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Movement of Particles in a Gas

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move freely and constantly collide

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Energy of States of Matter

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  • solid: low energy
  • liquid: medium energy
  • gas: high energy
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What is the name of the interconversion from a solid to liquid?

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melting

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How does melting affect the particles?

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  • gain kinetic energy
  • vibrate faster
  • particles weaken forces of attraction
  • regular arrangement is broken down
  • particles slide past each other
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What is the name of the interconversion from a liquid to a solid?

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freezing

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How does freezing affect the particles?

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  • lose kinetic energy
  • forces of attraction stronger
  • regular arrangement
  • particles can no longer slide past each other
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What is the name of the interconversion from a liquid to a gas?

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boiling

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How does boiling affect the particles?

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  • gain kinetic energy
  • move further apart
  • forces of attraction completely broken
  • particles escape from liquid (evaporation)
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What is the name of the interconversion from gas to a liquid?

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condensing

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How does condensing affect the particles?

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  • lose kinetic energy
  • forces of attraction move particles closer together
  • clump to form liquid
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What is the name of the interconversion from solid to gas

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subliming

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How does subliming affect the particles?

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  • gain kinetic energy
  • vibrate faster
  • forces of attraction broken
  • escape from solid

YYY GCSE stuff: Chemistry (21 decks)

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