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Term | Definition |
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states of matter | the physical forms of matter, include solid,liquid and gas |
solid | a state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance is fixed |
liquid | the state of matter that has a define volume but not a definite shape |
gas | a form of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape |
melting pointing | temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid |
vaporizion | process in which a liquid changes to a gas |
boiling point | temperature at which a liquid vaporizes and changes to a gas |
condenstion | the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid |
freezing point | temperature at which a liquid changes into a solid |
sublimation | to divert the expression of an instinctual desire from its unacceptable form |
phase-change diagram | drawing that shows the relationships among temperature and changes of state |
plasm | a state of matter that forms when temperatures are high enough to completely remove electrons from the atoms to which they were bound |