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