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
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a. Solid b. Heat of Fusion c. Liquid d. Heat of Vaporization e. Gas |
Study Packet
Heat Equation (7E ONLY)
|
Heat Equations |
Change in temperature |
Q = m · ΔT · sp.ht. |
|
|
Change in phase |
Q = m ·
HF |
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 |