LAS 6 - States of Matter

• The Three States of matter are: Solid, Liquid & Gas
• Solid - Right and Compact, generally compressible & has definite space and volume
• Liquid - has definite volume but no definite shape, almost incompressible & flows and diffuses slowly
• Gas - has no definite shape and volume, compressible & flows and diffuses easily
• Adding heat to matter makes the particles more faster
• The particles of matter have spaces between them
• All matter is made up of particles
• Surface tension - the property of the sruface of a liquid that makes it resist an external force
• Capillary Action - results from the competiton between cohesive forces and adhesive forces
• Vaporization - is the transformation of liquid to gas
• Boiling point - the tempreture at which the vapor pressure of the liquid becomes equal to the external atmosphereic pressure