Ch 2 Flashcards
(16 cards)
States of matter
The physical forms of matter which includes solid liquid and gas
Solid
The state of matter in which the volume and stale of a substance
Liquid
The state of matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape
Surface tention
The force that acts on the surface of a liquid and that tends to minimize the area o a surface
Viscosity
The resistance of a gas or liquid to flow
Gas
A form of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape
Temperature
The measure of how hot or cold something g is
Volume
A measure of the size of a body or region in three dimensional space
Pressure t
The amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface
Boyle a law
The law that states that volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure
Charles law
The law that states that the volume is related to temperature
Melting
The change of state in which a solid becomes a liquid by adding energy
Evaporation
The change of a liquid to a gas
Boiling
The co vertion of a liquid to a vapor when the vapor when the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
Condensation
The change from a gas to a liquid
Sublimation
The process of a solid to gas
