state of matter and mixtures Flashcards
states of matter, methods of purifying and separating substances
describe the arrangement of particles in the solid state
- strong forces of attraction between partciles which hold them in fixed positions in a regular LATTICE ARRANGMENT
describe the movement of particles in the solid state
- don’t move
- so all solids keep a definite shape and volume
- vibrate in fixed positions
-> the hotter the solid becomes the more they vibrate (so solids expand slightly when heated)
describe the relative energy of particles in the solid state
- don’t have much energy
describe the arrangement of particles in the liquid state
- do not keep a definite shape
- keep the same volume
describe the movement of particles in the liquid state
- some forces of attraction
-> free to move past each other but do tend to stick together - constantly moving with random motion
-> hotter liquid gets the faster they move
-» so liquids expand slightly when heated
describe the relative energy of particles in the liquid state
- more energy than in solid but less than in gas
describe the arrangement of particles in the gas state
- don’t keep a definite shape or volume
- will fill any container
- when particles bounce of the walls of a container they exert a pressure on the walls
describe the movement of particles in the gas state
- move constantly with a random motion
- hotter gas gets the faster they move
-> gases either expand when heated or their pressure increases - no forces of attraction between particles so are free to move
-> travel in straight lines and only interact when they collide
describe the relative energy of particles in the gas state
- more energy than solid or liquid state
- melting =
- freezing =
- melting = solid to liquid
- freezing = liquid to solid
- evaporating =
- condensing =
- evaporating = liquid to gas
- condensing = gas to liquid
subliming =
solid to gas
explain the changes in arrangement, movement and energy of particles during the interconversions
- when a solid is heated its particles gain mroe energy
- particles vibrate more, this weakenes forces holding it together so it expands
- at certain temperature the particles have enough energy to break free from their positions
- liquid is heated and the particles gain even more energy
- this energy makes the particles move faster which weakens and breaks the bonds holding liquid together
- at a certain temperature the particles have enough energy to break their bonds
what are the physical changes
- melting and freezing
- evaporating and condensing
- subliming
what is a physical change contrasted with a chemical change
- physical change = states of matter changes, easy to undo
- chemical change = hard to reverse, bonds breaking in chemical reactions, atoms from substances you start off with are rearranged to form different substance (reactants to products)
predict the physical state of a substance under specified conditions
- a solid is below the substances melting point
- a gas is above a substances boiling point
- a liquid is in between
ex - melting point is 8012 and boiling point is 1413 - so the substance is a solid below 801 and a gas above 1413 and a liquid in between, so if the substance is at 1000 degrees than is is a liquid as 1000 is in between a solid and a liquid
explain the difference between the use of “pure” in chemistry compared with its everyday use
- in chemistry pure means a single element or compound
explain the difference bwteen the a pure subastance and a mixture
- mixture = more than one compound present or different elements that aren’t all part of a single compound
interpret melting point data to distinguish between pure substances which have a sharp melting point and mixtures which melt over a range of temperatures
- pure substances have a specific melting and boiling point
- ## mixture will melt gradually over a range of temperatures-> you can use this to test the purity of a substance by comparing the actual melting point of the sample with the expected value
how to measure the melting point of a substance
- use a melting point apparatus
- this kit heats up a small sample of a solid very slowly
- so you can observe and record the exact temperatre tha tit melts at
- you can also use a water bath an a thermometer which is harder to control
explain the types of mixtures that can be separated using simple distillation
- separating a liquid from a solution
type of mixtures that can be separated with fractional distillation
- mixture of liquids
type of mixture that can be separated by using filtration
- if the product is an insoluble solid to separate it out from the liquid reaction mixture
types of mixture that can be separated by using crystallisation
- a soluble solid from a solution