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Solids,Liquids,Gases Flashcards

1
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An explanation of how particles in matter behave

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Kinetic Theory

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2
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The average kinetic energy of particles in the substance

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Temperature

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3
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The particles are closely packed together
Arranged in some sort of geometric pattern
The particles are vibrating in place
Have shape and definite volume

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Solids

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4
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Have definite volume

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Liquids

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5
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Temperature at which a solid begins to liquify

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Melting poiny

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6
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The amount of energy required to change a substance from a solid to a liquid at the melting point is called

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Heat of fusion

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7
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Do not have definite shape
Do not have definite volume
Expand to fit their container

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Gases

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8
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The spreading of particles throughout a given volume until they are uniformly distributed

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Diffusion or equilibrium

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9
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The temperature at which a liquid starts to become a gas

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Boiling poiny

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10
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Most common state of matter in the universe
But least common in Earth

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Plasma

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11
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Examples of Plasma

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The sun
Lightning
Stars
Neon Light
Aurora Borealias

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12
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An increase in size of a substance when the temperature is increased because the particles get further apart (dumbed down definition I’ll likely need -as temperature rises particles go further apart)

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Thermal Expansion

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13
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Why is water an exception of thermal expansion?

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It freezes with large empty containers so it actually expands

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14
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Lack a definite temperature at which they from a solid to a liquid

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Amorphous Solids

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15
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Start to flow during the melting phase but do not lose their ordered molecular arrangement

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Liquid Crystals

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16
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The ability of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object immersed in it

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Buoyancy

17
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The ability of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object immersed in it

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Buoyancy

18
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Who wrote the principal: the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object

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Archimedes (Archimedes principal)

19
Q

Pressure applied to a fluid is transmitted throughout the fluid

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Pascal (Pascal’s principle)

20
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As the velocity of a fluid increases the pressure exerted by the fluid decreases

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Bernoulli’s Principle

21
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Example of Archimedes Principle

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Boat

22
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Example of Pascal’s Principle

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Hydraulic Press

23
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Example of Bernoulli’s principle

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Airplane

24
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The resistance to flow

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Viscosity

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