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D- Colburn 2.1- 2.2
vocab
Term | Definition |
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solid | is matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume |
liquid | is matter with definite volume but no definite shape |
viscosity | is a measurement of a liquid's resistance to flow |
surface tension | the uneven forces acting on the particles on the surface of a liquid |
gas | is matter that has no definite volume and no definite shape |
vapor | gas state of a substance that is normally a solid or a liquid at room temperature |
kinetic energy | the energy an object has due to its motion |
temperature | is a measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object |
thermal energy | is the total potential and kinetic energies of an object |
vaporization | change in state of a liquid into a gas |
evaporation | is a vaporization that occurs only at the surface of a liquid |
condensation | change of state from a gas to a liquid |
sublimation | is the change of state from a solid to a gas without going through a liquid state |
desposition | is the change of state of a gas to a solid without going through the liquid state |