Density and States of Matter

density

• a physical property of matter that describes the number of particles of a substance that fits in a unit of volume

• a chemical property of matter that describes the amount of mass a substance has per unit of volume

• a physical property of matter that describes the amount of mass a substance has per unit of volume

particle

• small objects with measurable properties like atoms and molecules

• a term that includes only individual atoms

• a term used to describe parts that make up a whole

solid

• describes a state of matter characterized by a fluid or changing shape, particles that flow past one another, and the inability to be compressed

• describes a state of matter characterized by a definite shape, particles that vibrate in place, and the inability to be compressed

• describes a state of matter characterized by a a fluid or changing shape, particles that are separated and flying freely , and that can be compressed

• describes a state of matter characterized by dissociated charged particles

liquid

• describes a state of matter characterized by a fluid or changing shape, particles that flow past one another, and the inability to be compressed

• describes a state of matter characterized by a definite shape, particles that vibrate in place, and the inability to be compressed

• describes a state of matter characterized by a a fluid or changing shape, particles that are separated and flying freely , and that can be compressed

• describes a state of matter characterized by dissociated charged particles

gas

• describes a state of matter characterized by a fluid or changing shape, particles that flow past one another, and the inability to be compressed

• describes a state of matter characterized by a definite shape, particles that vibrate in place, and the inability to be compressed

• describes a state of matter characterized by a a fluid or changing shape, particles that are separated and flying freely , and that can be compressed

• describes a state of matter characterized by dissociated charged particles

heat

• a form of energy that describes the motion of particles in a substance

• a form of stored chemical energy

• a form of stored potential energy due to position

• a unit used to describe temperature

melting

• a process that describes decreased particle motion transforming a gas into a liquid

• a process that describes increased particle motion transforming a liquid into a gas

• a process that describes increased particle motion transforming a solid into a gas

• a process that describes increased particle motion transforming a solid into a liquid

vaporizing

• a process that describes decreased particle motion transforming a gas into a liquid

• a process that describes increased particle motion transforming a liquid into a gas

• a process that describes increased particle motion transforming a solid into a gas

• a process that describes increased particle motion transforming a solid into a liquid

freezing

• a process that describes decreased particle motion transforming a gas into a liquid

• a process that describes decreased particle motion transforming a liquid into a solid

• a process that describes decreased particle motion transforming a gas into a solid

• a process that describes increased particle motion transforming a liquid into a solid

condensing

• a process that describes decreased particle motion transforming a gas into a liquid

• a process that describes decreased particle motion transforming a liquid into a solid

• a process that describes decreased particle motion transforming a gas into a solid

• a process that describes increased particle motion transforming a liquid into a solid