Vocab
It states that particles are always in constant, random motion
What is the kinetic theory of matter?
solid to liquid
What is melting?
Its particles continue to spread out until they hit something
What is a gas?
Absolute zero, by definition
What is 0 Kelvin?
In this phase change, liquid particles escape the surface to become a gas
What is evaporation?
Temperatures measures this
What is average kinetic energy?
liquid to solid
This state of matter has a definite shape and volume
What is a solid?
Absolute zero in Celsius
What is -273 degrees Celsius?
On a heating or cooling curve, this shows that a substance is changing state
What is a plateau?
This gas obeys the assumptions of kinetic theory and undergoes elastic collisions
What is an ideal gas?
gas to liquid
What is condensation?
Its particles vibrate in place
What is a solid?
At this temperature, the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the pressure exerted on its surface
What is boiling point?
Kinetic energy of a substance is dependent on these two things
What is mass and speed?
What is the Joule?
solid to gas
What is sublimation?
This form of matter only exists at very high temperatures
What is plasma?
Daily Double
Boiling point of water in Kelvin
The name we give to pressure exerted by the column of air above an object
What is atmospheric pressure?
The energy released when 1 kg of a substance solidifies at its freezing point
What is heat of fusion?
gas to solid
What is deposition?
This state of matter has a crystal lattice, but it is disjointed and haphazard
What is an amorphous solid?
Freezing point of water in degrees Celsius
What is 0 degrees Celsius?
The name we give to the condition where rate of condensation and evaporation are equal for a liquid
What is equilibrium?