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Solids, Liquids, Gases Flashcards

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Density =

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Mass / Volume

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Pressure =

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Force / Area

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In gases and liquids at rest where does the pressure at any point act?

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Equally in all directions

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How do you get a lower pressure?

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Same force applied over a larger area

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Pressure difference =

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Height x density x gravitational field strength

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What is Pressure Difference?

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Difference in pressure between two points in a liquid or gas

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What is Pressure?

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Measure of force being applied to the surface of something

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What is Pressure measured in?

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Pascals (Pa) or Kilopascal (kPa)

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What are the units of density?

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g/cm3 or Kg/m3

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What are Solids?

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  • Strong forces of attraction
  • Particles close together
  • Fixed regular arrangement
  • Vibrate In fixed position
  • No energy
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What are Liquids?

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  • Weaker forces of attraction
  • Particles close together but move past each other
  • Form irregular arrangements
  • Some energy
  • Move in random directions at low speeds
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What are Gases?

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  • No force of attraction
  • A lot of energy
  • Move in random directions at high speeds
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What is Thermal energy store?

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Energy in substances thermal energy store is held by its particles in their kinetic energy store

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What happens if you heat a liquid?

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  • Extra energy transferred into particles kinetic energy store
  • Move faster
  • Big bubbles of gas from in liquid = boiling
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What happens if you heat a solid?

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  • Extra energy makes particles vibrate faster

* Eventually forces between them are partly overcome and start to move around = melting

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How can particles near surface of liquid escape and become gas particles?

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  • If particles are travelling in right direction to escape
  • If particles travelling fast enough - have energy in their kinetic energy stores to overcome attractive forces of the other particles
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What is Evaporation?

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Particles escape from a liquid and become gas particles

18
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Describe an experiment to show that temperature remains constant during changes of state?

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  • Fill beaker with crushed ice
  • Thermometer in beaker + record temperature of ice
  • Hear beaker w/ Bunsen burner
  • Every 20 secs record temp + state of ice - do until water boils
  • Plot graph of temperature against time for experiment
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What happens if you cool a substance down?

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You reduce the energy of particles

20
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What is Absolute zero?

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  • Cold as stuff can get

* Start of Kelvin scale of temperature

21
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How do you convert Celsius to Kelvins?

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Add 273

22
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What is the Boiling point of water for Celsius and Kelvin?

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  • 100 degrees celsius

* 373 Kelvin

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What is the Particle theory?

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  • Gases are very small particles which are constantly moving in random directions
  • Particles collide with / bounce off each other and the container walls
  • If you Increase the temperature of gas, you give particles more energy
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What is the temperature of gas (in kelvins) proportional to?

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The average energy in the kinetic energy stores of its particles

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What happens when gas particles collide with a container of each other?

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  • They exert a force on it
  • Their momentum + direction changes
  • In sealed container = smash against its walls, creating an outward pressure
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What happens if you heat a gas?

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  • Particles move faster and have more energy in their kinetic stores
  • Particles hit container walls harder + more frequently = larger force = more pressure
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What happens if you put the same fixed amount of gas in a bigger container?

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  • Fewer collisions between gas particles and container walls
  • Pressure decreases
28
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What happens if you put the same fixed amount of gas in a smaller container?

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When volume reduced: 
•Particles more squashed up 
•Hit walls more frequently 
•Producing a larger force over a small surface area 
•Pressure increases
29
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What’s the equation for a fixed mass of gas at a constant temperature?

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Constant = Pressure x Volume

30
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What is the equation for a gas in a sealed container at a constant volume?

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Constant =

Pressure / Temperature(in K)

31
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What is a specific heat capacity of a substance?

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The energy required to change the temperature of an object by 1 degrees per kilogram of mass

32
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How can you find the specific heat capacity of water?

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  • Mass of insulating container
  • Mass of container with water
  • Difference In mass is the mass of water in the container
  • Attach joulmeter to container + electric heater with thermometer
  • Measure Temp + turn on power
  • When temp increased, turn off power,record temp increase + energy on joulmeter
  • Repeat 3 times + find average

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