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| materials that flow and have no definate shape of their own |
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| the force on a surface, divided by the area of the surface. |
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| materials that flow and have no definate shape of their own |
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| the unit of pressure in the SI system which is 1 N/m^2 |
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| the combination of Boyle's law and Charles's law relating pressure, temperature, and volume of a fixed amount of ideal gas |
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pressure times the volume is equal to the number of moles multiplied by the constant R and the Kelvin temperature PV=nRT |
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| when heated all forms of matter generally become less dense and expand to fill more space |
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| the electromagnetic forces of attraction that like particles exert on one another; responsable for surface tension and viscosity |
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| electromagnetic attractive forces that act between particles of different substances exerted on one another; responsible for capillary action |
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| any change in pressure applied at any point on a confined fluid is transmitted undiminished throughout the fluid |
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| increase in pressure with increasing depth creates this upward force. |
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| an objectimmersed in a fluid has an upward force on it that is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object |
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| as the velocity of a fluid increases, the pressure exerted by that fluid decreases |
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| flow of fluids around objects |
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| a fixed, regular pattern formed when the temperature of a liquid is lowered, the average kinetic energy of its particles decreases and, for many solids, the particles become frozen but do not stop moving, but instead vibrate in fixed location |
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| coefficient of volume expansion |
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| equal to the change in volume divided by the original volume and the change in temperature |
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| coefficient of linear expansion |
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| equal to the change in length, divided by the original length and the change in temperature |
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| a gaslike, fluid state of matter made up of negatively charged electrons and positively charged ions that can conduct electricity; makes up most of the matter in the universe, such as stars |
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| a substance having a definate shape and volume, but lacking a regular crystal structure |
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