Change in state

Cards (4)

  • Change in state
    A) melting
    B) freezing
    C) evapourating
    D) condensing
  • Energy must be transferred, by heating, to a substance for these changes of state to happen. During these changes the particles gain energy. This is used to overcome forces of attraction between particles.
  • Evaporation can take place below the boiling point of a substance. This is why damp clothes dry when they are hung from a washing line. Boiling happens at the boiling point, when the rate of evaporation is much faster.
  • Energy must be transferred from a substance to the environment for condensing and freezing to happen. During these changes of state the particles lose energy as forces of attraction form between them.