FUNDAMENTAL

STATES OF
MATTER
 LESSON OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Differentiate the three states of matter

Enumerate the nature of gasses.

Defend the relationship of the different

properties of gasses.
 STATES OF MATTER

Solid Liquid Gas Plasma

has particles has particles has particles has charged
that are that can move that are particles that
packed closely and are in close widely are widely
together contact separated separated
SOLID
Has definite shape and volume

Regular repeating patterns.

Strong attractive force.
Molecules can vibrate or move
slightly.
 EXAMPLES OF SOLIDS

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LIQUID
has definite volume, but has no
fixed shape
Flows easily.
Weaker attractive force than solid.
May transform into gas when heated.
 EXAMPLES OF LIQUIDS

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GAS
has no definite volume and
shape

Moves in all directions.

Weakest attractive force.
Behaves differently.
 EXAMPLES OF GASES

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PLASMA
has no definite volume and
shape

has charged particles that are

widely separated
 EXAMPLES OF PLASMA

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Observable Characteristics SOLID LIQUID GAS

Length, Width, and Height

Volume

Temperature

Viscosity

Compressive Strength
 NATURE OF GASSES
PRESSURE LOW DENSITY

DIFFUSIBILITY COMPRESIBILITY EXPANDABILITY

 PRESSURE
the amount of collision happening.

Gas' molecules are in constant

motion, they are bound to collide
with one another, and the
container.
 DENSITY
how tightly a material is packed
together.

Fluidity - the ability of a

substance to flow easily.
DIFFUSIBILITY
capacity for spreading.

Since gasses have huge amount of

intermolecular space, they can
easily spread-out.
COMPRESSIBILITY
a decrease in the volume of gas.

Since gasses have huge

intermolecular space, their
molecules can be brought closer.
EXPANDABILITY
an increase in the volume of the gas

The particles move throughout the

entire space. Therefore taking up
the shape of the container.
NATURE OF GASSES
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