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States of Matter
Chapter 3
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10th Grade
10/03/2014

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Boyle's law
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P1 V1 = P2 V2


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Charles's law
Definition

V1 = V2

                               T     T2

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absolute zero
Definition
a temperatur of 0 kelvins
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condensation
Definition
the phase change in which a substance changes from a gas or vapor to a liquid
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deposition
Definition
the phase change in which a gas or a vapor changes directly into a solid without first changing to a liquid
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endothermic
Definition
a description of a change in which a system absorbs energy from its surroundings
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evaporation
Definition
the process that changes a substance from a liquid to a gas at temperatures below the substance's boiling point
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exothermic
Definition
a chemical reaction that realeases energy to its surroundings (goes out)
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gas
Definition
the state of matter in which a material has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume
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heat of fusion
Definition
the energy of a substance must absorb in order to change from a liquid to a solid
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heat of vaporization
Definition
the amount of energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a liquid to a gas
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kinetic energy
Definition
the energy an object has due to its motion
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liquid
Definition
the state of matter in which a material has a definite volume but not a definite shape
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phase change
Definition
a reversible physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another
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pressure
Definition
the result of a force distributed over an area
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solid
Definition
the state of matter in which materials have a definite shape and a definite volume
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sublimation
Definition
the phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a gas or vapor without changing to a liquid first
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vapor pressure
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the pressure caused by the collisions of particles in a vapor with the walls of a container
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vaporization
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The phase change in which a sunstance changes from a liquid into a gas
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