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states of matter
Term | Definition |
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states of matter | solid,liquid,gas |
solid | the state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixed |
liquid | state of matter that has definite volume but not shape |
viscosity | the resistance of a gas or liquid to flow |
gas | a form of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape |
temperature | measure of how hot or cold |
volume | a measure of the size of a body or region in 3D space |
pressure | the amount of force exerted unit area |
Boyles law | volume of a gas is inverse to the pressure of a gas when temperature is constant |
Charles law | the volume of a gas is direct to the temp of gas when pressure is constant |
melting | melting |
evaporation | the change of a substance from a liquid to a gas |
boiling | conversion of liquid to vapor |
condensation | gas to liquid |
sublimation | solid to gas |