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Chem
Chemistry Stack
| Vocab Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Kinetic energy | energy an object has due to its motion |
| Kinetic theory | All matter consists of tiny particles that are in constant motion |
| Gas pressure | Results from the force exerted by a gas per unit surface area of an object |
| Vacuum | Empty space with no particles and no pressure |
| Barometer | A device that is used to measure atmospheric pressure |
| Pascal (Pa) | SI unit of pressure |
| Standard atmosphere | The pressure required to support 760mm ofmercury in a mercury barometer at 25 degrees C |
| Vaporization | Conversion of a liquid into a gas or vapor |
| Evaporation | Vaporization on the top of nonboiling water |
| Vapor pressure | A mesaure of the force exerted by a gas above a liquid |
| Boiling point | Temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is just equal to the external pressure on the liquid |
| Normal boiling point | Boiling point of a liquid at a pressure of 101.3kPa |
| Melting point | Temperature at which solid changes into a liquid |
| Crystal | A solid in which the atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a n orderly, repeating, 3-D pattern |
| Unit Cell | Smallest group of particles within a crystal that retains the gerometric shape of the crystal |
| Allotropes | Two or more forms of the same element in the same physical form |
| Amorphous solid | Solid that lacks an ordered internal structure |
| Glass | A transparent fusion product of inorganic substances that have cooled to a rigid state without crystallizing |
| Sublimation | Change of a substance from solid to vapor without first becoming a liquid |