Topic 2: States of Matter and Mixtures Flashcards
What is the particle arrangement of a solid?
Regular
What is the particle movement of a solid?
The particles vibrate around a position
What is the relative energy of particles of a solid?
Low
What is the particle arrangement of a liquid?
Random
What is the particle movement of a liquid?
Move around each other
What is the relative energy of particles of a liquid?
Medium
What is the particle arrangement of a gas?
Random
What is the particle movement of a gas?
Move quickly in all directions
What is the relative energy of particles of a gas?
High
Are changes between states chemical or physical changes?
Physical changes
What is the change of state called when a solid turns into a liquid?
Melting
What is the change of state called when a liquid turns into a gas?
Boiling
What is the change of state called when a gas turns into a liquid?
Condensing
What is the change of state called when a liquid turns into a solid?
Freezing
What can melting and boiling point data can be used to predict?
A substances state at a given temperature
What happens during melting and boiling?
- Substances heat up
- Particles gain energy
- Forces between particles weaken
- Particles break free from position changing its state
What happens during condensing and freezing?
- Substances cools down
- Particles lose energy
- Forces between particles strengthen
- Particles are held in position changing its state
When do chemical changes happen?
In chemical reactions
What is the everyday definition of a pure substance?
Clean or natural
What is the chemical definition of a pure substance?
A substance containing only one element or compound
What are properties of a chemically pure substance?
It’ll have a sharp melting point
It’ll have a sharp boiling point
What is the equipment used to find the melting point of a substance?
Melting point apparatus
OR
With a water bath and thermometer
What is a mixture?
A substance made up of different elements or compounds that aren’t chemically bonded to each other
What is an example of a mixture?
Air
What is an impure substance an example of? What does this mean?
It’s an example of a mixture of - so will melt over a range of temperatures
What is filtration?
The separation of insoluble solids from liquids or solutions