Chapter 7- Kinetic Model of Matter
The State of Matter
The state of water depends on its temperature and atmospheric pressure.
Example, water can be exist as ice when the temperature is below zero degree Celsius.
Therefore, substances like water can exist in three states of matter- solids, liquids and gases.
Solid has a fixed shape and volume, normally hard and rigid: a large force is needed to change its shape, high desity and incompressible.
Liquid has a fixed volume but does not have a fixed shape, high density and incompressible.
While gas has no fixed shape or volume, low density and compressible. Kinectic model of matter
SOLID - the particles are closely packed together, usually in a regular pattern, occupying minimum space. Therefore, solids have high densities. Particles vibrate about its fixed position only. They have strong intermolecular bonds. This explain why solids ave fixed volumes and shapes.
LIQUID - Particles are randomly arranged with the particles slightly further apart as compared to that of solid. Therefore, liquids have relatively high densities. Particles are free to move about but confined within the vessel containing it. It have attractive forces between particles. This explains why liquids have fixed volumes but will take the shape of vessels containing them.
GAS - Particles are very far apart.Particles are randomly arranged and will occupy any available space. Therefore, gases have very low densities. Particles have very little attraction between them and move about randomly at very high speeds. This explains why gases have no fixed volume and shape, and why they are highly compressible.
Random or irregular motion of smoke particles in air is called Brownian motion. Brownian motion only occurs in fluids. Fluid is any substance that has the ability to flow or has particles that can move freely.
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