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States of Matter
burkett-pnhs-statesofmatter
Question | Answer |
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Solid | The state of matter in which materials have a definite shape and a definite volume. |
Liquid | The state of matter in which material has a definite volume but not a definite shape. |
Gas | The state of matter in which a material has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume. |
Kinetic energy | The energy an object has due to it's motion. |
Phase change | The reversible physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another. |
Endothermic | The system absorbs energy from it's surroundings. |
Heat of fusion | Another term for melting. |
Exothermic | The system releases energy to it's surroundings. |
Vaporization | The phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid into a gas. |
Heat of vaporization | The energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a liquid to a gas. |
Evaporation | The process that changes a substance from a liquid to a gas at temperatures below the substance's boiling point. |
Vapor pressure | The pressure caused by the collisions of particles in a vapor with the walls of a container. |
Condensation | The phase change in which a substance changes from a gas or a vapor to a liquid. |
Sublimation | The phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid or vapor without changing to a liquid first. |
Deposition | The phase change in which a gas or vapor changes directly into a solid without first changing into a liquid. |