University of the East

College of Education
Basic Education Department

PHASE CHANGE AND PHASE CHANGE DIAGRAM

Learning competency

1. Describe the nature of the following phase changes in terms of energy change and the increase
or decrease in molecular order
2. Interpret the phase diagram of water and carbon dioxide

Questions:

Knowledge

1. Water exists in three states of matter simultaneously and in equilibrium when exposed to
0.0060 atm. At what temperature does this triple point of water occur?
A. 0oC
B. 0. 01oC
C. 0. 10oC
D. 1oC

Process

2. What happens to the intermolecular forces between molecules of liquid water as it vaporizes?
A. The kinetic molecular energy increases hence the IMF decreases.
B. The kinetic molecular energy decreases hence the IMF increases.
C. The kinetic molecular energy increases hence the IMF also increases.
D. The kinetic molecular energy is constant hence IMF remains the same.

Understanding

3. Carbon dioxide becomes a supercritical fluid when it reached a temperature beyond 31 oC and a
pressure of about 72.9 atm. How does heat travel in this type of phase change?
A. Radiation
B. Exothermic
C. Endothermic
D. Vaporization
4. Why is it impossible for steam to be compressed to liquid phase above its critical temperature?
A. There is need for greater pressure.
B. The chemical bonding of H and O atoms are broken.
C. At this stage, water reached its critical point and can no longer be changed.
D. The intermolecular forces between water (gas) molecules break at 373.99 oC.