Phases of Matter

Fill in the table below with the terms that follow:

Phase Solid Liquid Gas Plasma

Volume

definite

definite

indefinite

indefinite

Shape

definite

indefinite

indefinite

indefinite

Molecule Distance

very close

close

far apart

far apart

Molecule Motion

vibrate but do not move

able to move around slightly

fast

fast

Density

high

medium

low

low

Temperature

low

medium

high

high

Examples

ice, desk, rock

gasoline, water, soda

steam, carbon dioxide, air

stars, mercury vapor in a fluorescent tube, laptop screen image

Other info

crystalline or amorphous

viscosity

neutral particles

charged particles

Word Bank (some may be used more than once):

desk definite close (tightly packed) fast indefinite amorphous viscosity
low medium high neutral particles charged particles far apart (loosely packed) crystalline
water mercury vapor in a fluorescent tube carbon dioxide gasoline steam ice stars
very close (very tightly packed) able to move around slightly rock air vibrate but do not move laptop screen image soda

 

Heating Curve

a.   Solid

b.  Heat of Fusion

c.  Liquid

d.  Heat of Vaporization

e.  Gas

 

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Heat Equation (7E ONLY)

Heat Equations

Change in temperature

Q = m · ΔT · sp.ht.

 

Change in phase

Q = m · HF
Q = m
· HV

 These values are for water in its various phases.

Heat of Fusion

Heat of Vaporization

Sp. Ht. (ice)

Sp. Ht. (water)

334 kJ/kg

2260 kJ/kg

2.095 kJ/kg oC

4.19 kJ/kg oC

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