Chapter 8: Matter and Changing of State

8.1-States of Matter

The three states of matter-solid, liquid and gas

  • Materials come in three different forms-solid, liquid and gas.
  • Which state something is at a certain temperature depends on how strong the forces of attraction are between the particles of the material
  • How strong the forces are depends on three things
    • The material(the structure of the substance, and the type of bonds holding the particles together)
    • The temperature
    • The pressure

Particles theory:

  • Solids
    • In solids, there are strong forces of attraction between particles, which holds them close together in fixed positions to form a very regular lattice arrangement
    • The particles don’t move from their positions, so all solids keep a definite shape and volume and don’t flow like liquids
    • The particles vibrate about their positions, the hotter the solid becomes, the more they vibrate(causing solids to expand slightly when heated)
  • Liquids
    • In liquids, there’s a weak force of attraction between the particles
    • They’re randomly arranged and free to move
    • Definite volume but don’t keep a definite shape
    • Constantly moving with a random motion, hotter the liquid faster they move
  • Gases
    • In gases, the force of attraction is very weak
    • Free to move and far apart
    • Constantly moving with a random motion

State symbols tell you the state of a substance in an equation

  • Solid-s
  • Liquid-l
  • Gas-g
  • Aqueous(means dissolved in water)-aq

8.2-Changing State

Substances can change from one state to another

  • Physical changes don’t change the particles-just their arrangement or their energy
    • When a solid is heated, its particles gain more energy
    • This makes the particles vibrate more, which weakens the forces that hold the solid together
    • At a certain temperature, called the melting point the particles have enough energy to break free from their positions, called melting and turns a solid to an liquid
    • When a liquid is heated, again the particles get even more energy
    • This energy makes the particles move faster, which weakens and breaks the bonds holding the liquid together
    • At a certain temperature, called the boiling point, the particles have enough to break their bonds
    • This is evaporating, and the liquid becomes a gas
    • As a gas cools, the particles no longer have enough energy to overcome the forces of attraction between them
    • Bonds form between the particles
    • At the boiling point, so many bonds have formed between the gas particles that the gas becomes a liquid, this is called condensing
    • When a liquid cools, the particles have less energy so move around less
    • There’s not enough energy to overcome the attraction between the particles, so more bonds form between them
    • At the melting point, so many bonds have formed between the particles that they’re held in place
    • The liquid becomes a solid and this is called freezing

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