States of Matter, Solids, Liquids and Gasses

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boiling

the vaporization of a liquid

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boiling point

the temperature at which a liquid boils

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Boyles law

states that pressure increases when volume decreases, and vice versa , if the gas temperature is constant

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Charles law

states that when gas pressure is constant, its volume increases with temperature, gases expand when heated

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condensation

the process of a gas changing into a liquid

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evaporation

the top of liquid changing into a gas

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gas

a state of matter that has no fixed shape or volume

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liquid

a state of matter that has definite volume but no definite shape

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melting point

the temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid

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solid

the state of matter with definite shape and volume

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sublimation

the change of state from a solid directly to a gas

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surface tension

the force acting on particles at the surface of a liquid

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temperature

how hot or cold something is, it is determined by the kinetic energy of its particles

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vaporization

the change of state from liquid to gas

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viscosity

a fluid's resistance to flowing

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