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CRChem1CH10Vocab
CRChem1CH10Vocabulary (new book)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| spontaneous mixing of the particles of two substances due to their random motion | diffusion |
| process by which gas particles pass through a tiny opening | effusion |
| collision between gas particles and container walls in which there is no net loss of kinetic energy | elastic collision |
| substance that can flow and therefore take the shape of its container; a liquid or gas | fluid |
| imaginary gas that perfectly fits all the assumptions of the kinetic-molecular theory | ideal gas |
| based on the idea that the particles of matter are in constant motion | kinetic-molecular theory |
| gas that does not behave completely according to the assumptions of the kinetic-molecular theory | real gas |
| the attraction of the surface of a liquid to the surface of a solid | capillary action |
| process by which particles escape from the surface of a nonboiling liquid and enter the gas state | evaporation |
| physical change of a liquid to a solid by removal of heat | freezing |
| force that tends to pull adjacent parts of a liquid's surface together, thereby decreasing surface area to the smallest possible size | surface tension |
| process by which a liquid or solid changes to a gas | vaporization |
| solid in which the particles are arranged randomly | amorphous |
| substance in which the particles are arranged in an orderly, geometric, repeating pattern | crystal |
| total three-dimensional arrangement of particles of a crystal | crystal structure |
| solid made up of crystals | crystalline |
| physical change of a solid to a liquid by the addition of heat | melting |
| temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid | melting point |
| substances that retain certain liquid properties even at temperatures at which they appear to be solid | supercooled liquids |
| smallest portion of a crystal lattice that slows the three-dimensional pattern of the entire lattice | unit cell |
| the conversion of a liquid to a vapor within the liquid as well as at its surface | boiling |
| the temperature at which the equilibrium vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure | boiling point |
| the process by which a gas changes to a liquid | condensation |
| indicates the critical pressure and critical temperature | critical point |
| the lowest pressure at which the substance can exist as a liquid at the critical temperature | critical pressure |
| temperature above which the substance cannot exist in the liquid state | critical temperature |
| change of state of a gas directly to a solid | deposition |
| dynamic condition in which two opposing changes occur at equal rates in a closed system | equilibrium |
| the pressure exerted by a vapor in equilibrium with its corresponding liquid at a given temperature | equilibrium vapor pressure |
| temperature at which a solid and liquid are in equilibrium at 1 atm of pressure | freezing point |
| when a system at equilibrium is disturbed by application of a stress, it attains a new equilibrium position that minimizes the stress | LeChatlier's principle |
| amount of heat energy required to melt one mole of solid at its melting point | molar enthalpy of fusion |
| amount of heat energy needed to vaporize one mole of liquid at its boiling point | molar enthalpy of vaporization |
| any part of a system that has uniform composition and properties | phase |
| graph of pressure versus temperature that shows the conditions under which the phases of a substance exist | phase diagram |
| change of state from a solid directly to a gas | sublimation |
| indicates the temperature and pressure conditions at which the solid, liquid, and vapor of a substance can coexist at equilibrium | triple point |
| liquids that evaporate readily | volatile |