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Chapter 3, States of Matter

Chapter 3 vocabulary

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SolidThe state of matter in which materials have a definite shape and volume.
LiquidState of matter in which a material has a definite volume but no definite shape.
GasState of matter that has no definite shape or volume.
Kinetic EnergyEnergy an object has due to its motion.
PressureThe result of a force distributed over an area.
Absolulte zeroA temperature of 0 kelvins.
Charles's LawThe direct proportion of the volume of a gas to its temperature if the pressure and the number of particles of the gas are constant.
Boyle's LawThe inverse variation of volume of a gas with its pressure if the temperature and the number of particles are constant.
Phase ChangeA reversible physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another.
Heat of FusionThe energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a solid to a liquid.
VaporizationThe phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.
EvaporationThe process taht changes a substance from a liquid to a gas at temperatures below the substance's boiling point.
CondensationThe phase change in which a substance changes from a gas or vapor to a liquid.
DepositionThe phase change in which a gas or vapor changes directly into a solid without first changing into a liquid.
EndothermicA description of a change in which a system absorbs energy from its surroundings. (feels cold)
ExothermicA description of a change in which a system releases energy to its surroundings. (feels hot)
Heat of VaporizationThe energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a liquid to a gas.
Vapor PressureThe pressure caused by the collisions of particles in a vapor with the walls of a container.
SublimationThe phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a gas or vapor without changing to a liquid first.


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