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intro to I.S. vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| solid | state of matter in which materials have a definite volume and shape |
| liquid | state of matter in which material has a definite volume but not shape |
| gas | state of matter in which a material has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume |
| kinetic energy | the energy an object has due to its motion |
| pressure | the result of a force distributed over an area |
| absolute zero | temperature of 0k |
| Charles's law | the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature in kelvins if the pressure and the number of particles is constant |
| Boyle's law | the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure if the temperature and the number of particles are constant |
| phase change | the reversible physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state to another |
| endothermic | absorbing energy from surroundings |
| heat of fusion | another term for melting |
| exothermic | releasing energy to surroundings |
| vaporization | phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas |
| heat of vaporization | the amount of energy a substance has |
| evaporation | the process that changes a substance from a liquid to a gas at temperatures below the substance's boiling point |
| vapor pressure | pressure cause by collisions of vapor and walls of the container |
| condensation | phase change in which a substance changes from a gas or vapor to a liquid |
| sublimation | phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a gas or vapor without changing to a liquid first |
| deposition | phase change in which a gas or vapor changes directly into a solid without changing to a liquid first |