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States of Matter & Phase Changes

The document discusses the properties of the three states of matter - solid, liquid, and gas. It describes their defining characteristics such as definite or indefinite shape and volume, arrangement and movement of atoms, density, and amount of energy. The document also covers phase changes between states of matter, viscosity, unusual properties of water, and the kinetic theory of matter.

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States of Matter & Phase Changes

The document discusses the properties of the three states of matter - solid, liquid, and gas. It describes their defining characteristics such as definite or indefinite shape and volume, arrangement and movement of atoms, density, and amount of energy. The document also covers phase changes between states of matter, viscosity, unusual properties of water, and the kinetic theory of matter.

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States of Matter and Phase Changes

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Solid Liquid Gas
Shape
(Definite or Not definite) De nite Not de nite
Not de nite

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Mass
(Definite or Not Definite) De nite De nite
De nite

Volume
Not de nite
(Definite or Not Definite) De nite
De nite
Arrangement of Atoms
At the bottom of container
Far apart
Grid formation

Movement of Atoms
Fly everywhere
Slip past one another
Vibration

Speed of Atoms
Slow Medium
Fast

Density
Less dense than solid,
High more than gas
Low
Amount of Energy
Higher than solid,
High
Low less than gas
What is a Crystalline Solid?

A solid where the molecules exist in a de ned structure

What is a non-Crystalline (amorphous) solid?

A solid where structure is more relaxed or even lost periodically

What is unusual about water’s phases?

It’s Liquid form is denser than its solid form and it can exist in all three forms

What is viscosity?
Resistance of a uid

What is an example of a fluid with high viscosity?

Syrup

What is an example of a fluid with low viscosity?


Water

Why are bugs able to float on the surface of water?

The surface tension is stronger than the insect’s weight


Phase Change

Melting Sublimation Freezing Vaporization Condensation Deposition


From / to

Solid to liquid. Solid to gas. Liquid to solid. Liquid to gas. Gas to liquid. Gas to solid

Molecule speed
(increase/decrease)
Increase. Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. Decrease

Heating or cooling

Heating. Heating. Cooling. Heating. Cooling. Cooling

Molecule attraction
(increase/decrease)
Decrease. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. Increase. Increase

What is a phase change?


The change of substances from one state to another such as gas to liquid

In motion
According to the Kinetic Theory of Matter, all particles of matter are ___________________
What does heat energy to do atoms?

Allows atoms to slip past one another easier and causes movement to speed up

What causes pressure?

Atoms colliding

Liquid
If a substance is above its melting point, it is a _______________

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