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Changes of State
Vocab
Question | Answer |
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the change of state from a liquid to a gas; includes boiling and evaporation | vaporization |
the conversion of a substance from one physical form to another | change of state |
vaporization that occurs throughout a liquid | boiling |
the change of state from a gas to a liquid | condensation |
vaporization that occurs at the surface of a liquid below its boiling point | evaporation |
the change of state from a solid directly into a gas | sublimation |
the change of state from a solid to a liquid | melting |
the change of state from a liquid to a solid | freezing |
law states that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant temperature, the volume of a gas increases as its pressure decreases | Boyle |
the amount of force exerted on a given area | pressure |
the physical forms in which a substance can exist; solid, liquid, gas, and plasma | states of matter |
the state in which matter changes in both shape and volume | gas |
law states that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant pressure, the volume of a gas increases as its temperature increases | Charles |
the state in which matter takes the shape of its container and has a definite volume | liquid |
the state in which matter has a definite shape and volume | solid |
the state of matter that does not have a definite shape of volume and whose particles have broken apart | plasma |