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states of matter ( checklist)

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

when a solid is heated, what happens ( particles and state)

Back (Answer)

• particles gain more kinetic energy • this makes the particles vibrate more, weakening the forces holding the solid together • at a certain temp. the particles break free from their bonds (melting) this temperature is called the melting point it has then melted so become a liquid

#2
Front (Question)

when a liquid is heated, what happens (particles and state)

Back (Answer)

• particles get even more kinetic energy • this energy makes the particles move faster, weakening the bonds holding it together • At the boiling temperature, particles separate from the bonds and the liquid turns into a gas

#3
Front (Question)

when a substance changes state, does its temperature change ?

Back (Answer)

no

#4
Front (Question)

why does a substance not change temperature when changing state ? (heating)

Back (Answer)

because the energy you are putting in is being used to overcome the forces of attraction between the particles rather than speed up the movement

#5
Front (Question)

why does a substance not change temperature when changing state ? (cooling)

Back (Answer)

when you cool a substance, then energy being released is coming from the formation of new forces and is not being released from the slowing down of particles so temp stays the same.

#6
Front (Question)

in a cooling curve, will the line travel from top to bottom or bottom to top

Back (Answer)

top to bottom

#7
Front (Question)

in heating and cooling curves, what do the flat bits mean

Back (Answer)

they’re when the substance is changing state

#8
Front (Question)

what do the 45º lines man in heating & cooling curves

Back (Answer)

temperature of substance are changing

#9
Front (Question)

increasing the pressure of a gas will ____ its volume why the particles in a gas are far apart, if you increase the pressure you are pushing them closer together so volume decreases

Back (Answer)

decrease

#10
Front (Question)

increasing the temperature of a gas will ____ its volume why

Back (Answer)

increase if you heat a gas, the particles move faster and gain more kinetic energy. because they are faster and have more energy they will travel further, increasing the volume.

#11
Front (Question)

gas to liquid

Back (Answer)

condensing

#12
Front (Question)

liquid to gas

Back (Answer)

evaporating

#13
Front (Question)

liquid to solid

Back (Answer)

freezing

#14
Front (Question)

solid to liquid

Back (Answer)

melting

#15
Front (Question)

gas to solid

Back (Answer)

sublimation

#16
Front (Question)

what is diffusion

Back (Answer)

when a substance changes from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

#17
Front (Question)

dilution experiments support a theory that ?

Back (Answer)

all matter, solids, liquids and gases is made up of tiny moving particles

#18
Front (Question)

diffusion of gases experiment /explanation

Back (Answer)

in the beginning, all the bromine molecules are trapped in the bottom half of container (thin piece of plastic holding it) since there are a lot of bromine molecules close together, the colour is darker the upper half contains no bromine but contains atmospheric gases when you remove the piece of plastic, bromine molecules will move up through the container ( through diffusion) the particles move randomly, but over time will spread out evenly across container now the bromine particles are much further apart, and so the colour is much paler

#19
Front (Question)

what is a solvent

Back (Answer)

the liquid in which a solute is dissolved

#20
Front (Question)

what is a solute

Back (Answer)

solid that is dissolved in the solvent

#21
Front (Question)

what is a solution

Back (Answer)

mixture of solute and solvent

#22
Front (Question)

what is a saturated solution

Back (Answer)

A solution that is so full of solute that no more solute can dissolve in it

#23
Front (Question)

dilution of solids experiment /explanation

Back (Answer)

potassium manganate crystals (solute) get dissolved in water (solvent) which forms a dark purple solution • the potassium manganate molecules move randomly in the solution and are evenly spread the more water you add, the lighter the colour becomes • it becomes more dilute as there is less solute, and more solvent in the solution

#24
Front (Question)

If 10 g is the maximum amount of solute that dissolves in 100 ml solvent before it becomes saturated, then its solubility is

Back (Answer)

in 100 ml solvent before it becomes saturated, then its solubility is 10