Phase Changes and Energy Concepts

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What is vaporization?

Back

The phase change from a liquid to a gas.

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What state of matter is a substance in when heat energy and temperature are at their lowest?

Back

Solid

Front

What is deposition?

Back

The phase change from gas to solid.

Front

True or False: The chemical properties of a substance change during a phase change.

Back

False

Front

What are the characteristics of a solid?

Back

Solids have a definite shape and definite volume.

Front

What is condensation?

Back

The phase change from gas to liquid.

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What happens during sublimation?

Back

The phase change from solid to gas.

Front

What is melting?

Back

The phase change from solid to liquid.

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What is freezing?

Back

The phase change from liquid to solid.

Front

What is the boiling point?

Back

The temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas.