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vocab_3.3_Jc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is phase change ? | is the revesible physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another |
| what is endothermic ? | a discripition of a change in which a system absorbs engergy from its surroundings |
| what is heat of fusion ? | the energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a solid to liquid |
| what is exothermic ? | a description of a change in which a system releases energy to its surroundings |
| what is vaporization ? | the phase change in which a a substance change from a liquid into a gas |
| what is heat of vaporization ? | the energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a liquid to a gas |
| what is evaporation ? | the process that changes a substance from a liquid to a gas at temperatures below the substance`s boiling point |
| what is vapor pressure ? | the pressure caused by the collision of particles in a vapor with the walls of container |
| what is condensation ? | the phase change in which a substance change from a gas or vapor to a liquid |
| what is sublimation ? | the a phase change in which a substance change from a solid to a gas or vapor without changing to a liquid first |
| what is deposition ? | the phase change in which a gas or vapor change directly into a solid without first changing into a liquid |