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Chapter 2, CHEM 105
Intructor: Angela McGuirk, MMCC
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
01/10/2011

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Boiling
Definition
The formation of bubbles of gas throughout a liquid
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Boiling point
Definition
The temperature at which a liquid changes to gas and gas changes to liquid
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Caloric value
Definition
The kilocalories obtained per gram of the food types
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Calorie
Definition
The amount of heat energy that raises the temperature of exactly 1 g of water exactly by one degree Celsius
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Change of state
Definition
The transformation of one state of matter to another
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Condensation
Definition
The change of state of a gas to a liquid
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Cooling curve
Definition
A diagram that illustrates temperature changes and changes of state for a substance as heat is removed
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Energy
Definition
The ability to do work
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Evaporation
Definition
The formation of a gas by the escape of high-energy molecules from the surface of a liquid
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Freezing
Definition
The change of state from liquid to solid
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Freezing point
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The temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid, a solid changes to a liquid
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Gas
Definition
A state of matter characterized by no definite shape or volume. Particles move rapidly
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Heat
Definition
The energy associated with the motion of particles in a substance
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Heat of fusion
Definition
The energy required to melt exactly 1 g of a substance at its melting point
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Heat of vaporization
Definition
The energy required to vaporize 1 g of a substance at its boiling point
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Heating curve
Definition
A diagram that shows the temperature changes and changes of state of a substance as it is heated
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Joule
Definition
The SI unit of heat energy
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Kilocalorie
Definition
An amount of heat energy equal to 1000 calories
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Kinetic energy
Definition
The energy of moving particles
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Liquid
Definition
A state of matter that takes the shape of its container but has a definite volume
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Matter
Definition
Anything that has mass and occupies space
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Melting
Definition
The change of state from a solid to a liquid
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Melting point
Definition
The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid
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Potential energy
Definition
An inactive type of energy that is stored for future use
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Solid
Definition
A state of matter that has its own shape and volume
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Specific heat
Definition
A quantity of heat that changes the temperature of exactly 1 g of a substance by exactly 1 degree Celsius
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Sublimation
Definition
The change of state in which a solid is transformed directly to a gas without forming a liquid first
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Work
Definition
An activity that requires energy
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