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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