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describe the movement of particles in solids, liquids, gases, and plasma states
Term | Definition |
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state of matter | the physical forms of matter, which include solid, liquid, and gas |
solid | the state of matter at which the volume and shape of the substance are fixed. |
liquid | the state of matter that has definite volume but not definite shape. |
gas | a form of matter that does not have definite volume or shape |
melting point | the temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid |
vaporisation | process in which a liquid changes into a gas |
boiling point | the temperature at which a liquid vaporizes an changes into a gas |
condensation | the change of state from a gas to liquid |
freezing point | the temperature at which a liquid changes into a solid |
sublimitation | when a solid changes to a gas without going through a liquid state |
phase-change diagram | a diagram of the change from one state to another without the change of chemicals |
plasma | a state of matter that forms when temperatures are high enough to completely remove electrons from the atoms to which they were bound. |