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Refer to the Physics A data sheet for data, formulae and relationships information.
1 a Use the kinetic theory of matter to relate the properties of the solid, liquid,
and gaseous phases of a substance, to the forces and distance between its
molecules and to the motion of its molecules.
(6 marks)
(4 marks)
2 Gallium has a melting point of 30 ºC. Figure 1 shows how the temperature, T, of
a small mass of gallium varies when it is heated at a steady rate from
20 ºC to 40 ºC.
Figure 1
Describe and explain the features of the graph in terms of the changes which
occur to the separation and speed of the molecules and to their internal energy.
(7 marks)
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(3 marks)
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(2 marks)
ii the rate at which thermal energy is removed from the lemonade, in watts.
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
(8 marks)
Figure 2
(2 marks)
ii the ratio
specific latent heat of vaporisation
specific latent heat of fusion
(2 marks)
(3 marks)