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The 4 States of Matter

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Solids   have a definate shape and volume.  
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Liquids   have a definate volume but not shape.  
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Gases   have no definate shape or volume.  
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Surface Tension   force on liquid surface  
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Viscosity   resistence of gas and liquid flow  
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Temperature   how hot or cold something is  
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Volume   how much space an object takes up  
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Pressure   the amount of force on something  
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Boyle's Law   For a fixed amount of an ideal gas kept at a fixed temperature, P [pressure] and V [volume] are inversely proportional (while one doubles, the other halves).  
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Charles's Law   At constant pressure, the volume of a given mass of an ideal gas increases or decreases by the same factor as its temperature on the absolute temperature scale (i.e. the gas expands as the temperature increases).  
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Condensation   Gas to liquid  
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Boiling   when a liquid is bubbly due to heat  
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Changes of State   1 phys. state to another  
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Sublimeation   Solid to gas  
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Evaporation   Liquid to gas  
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Melting   Solid to liquid  
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