Ch 3 Vocab Flashcards

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Solid

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The state of matter in which materials have a definite shape and a definite volume.

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Liquid

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The state of matter in which a material has a definite volume but not a definite shape.

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Gas

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The state of matter in which a material has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume.

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Kinetic Energy

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The energy an object has due to its motion.

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Pressure

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The result of a force distributed over an area.

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Absolute Zero

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A temperature of 0 kelvins.

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Charles's Law

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The direct proportion of the volume of a gas to its temperature (kelvins) if the pressure and the number of particles of the gas are constant. P1/T1 = P2/T2.

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Boyle's Law

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The inversive variation of the volume of a gas with its pressure if the temperature and the number of particles are constant. P1V1 = P2V2.

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Phase Change

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A reversible physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another.

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Vaporization

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The phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.