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19 Cards in this Set
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Solid |
Matter that has definite shape and volume |
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Liquid |
Matter that has definite volume, but indefinite shape |
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Gas |
Matter that has indefinite shape and indefinite Volume |
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Brownian motion |
The random constant motion of tiny particles suspended in a fluid |
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The kinetic theory of matter |
submicroscopic particles of matter are in constant, random motion |
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Ideal Gas |
A gas that follows all three of these assumptions |
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Pressure |
a force acting on a unit area of a surface |
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Crystal Lattice |
The three-dimensional fixed positioning of the solids particles |
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Plasma |
Ionized Gas |
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Temperature |
The average measure of kinetic energy |
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Kelvin |
SI for temperature |
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absolute zero |
The point where it gets so cold that the particles stop moving; -273 |
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Diffusion |
process by which particles of matter fill a space because of random motion |
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evaporation |
When an object goes from liquid to gas |
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sublimation |
When an object goes from solid to gas |
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condensation |
When an object goes from gas to liquid |
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deposition |
When an object goes from gas to solid |
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boiling point |
liquid is the point where a liquid’s molecules have enough energy to overcome the pressure of the air pushing down on it. |
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joules |
measure energy |
