Name: Christina Slaven

Heat it Up!
INTRODUCTION
In class, you have already taken a look at states of matter. You have learned
that if temperature increases, so does the motion of the particles that are heated.
Today, you will put it into practice using an online simulation that will use Neon,
Water, Oxygen and Argon. You will see how each change from one state to another.
Procedure
1. Click on the “solid, liquid, gas” box on the left
2. Start off with solids of each substance at the right
3. Change the temperature up or down by adding fire or ice
4. Record what happens in the chart provided, i.e., what are the particles doing?
Observations
Title here: The Effect of Temperature on Substances as Solids.
Substance Increasing Temp. Decreasing Temp
Neon Particles disperse and The vibration of
move fast losing their particles lessens, and
fixed shape. the shape becomes
firmer.
Argon Particles disperse and Particles slowly stop
speed up but at a slower vibrating and keeps its
rate than Neon. shape more stable.
Oxygen Particles disperse but Particles become closely
stick together for a packed together.
while then move
separately.
Water Particles cluster closer Vibration lessens.
together but no fixed
shape.

“Heat it Up” 1 Created by Doug Spicher

Procedure:
Use the simulation to complete the following chart for temperatures of the
different states of each substance
Title here: The Temperature of Substances in Different States.
Substance Solid Temp Liquid Temp Gas Temp
Argon 43K 86K 189K
Neon 14K 28K 56K
Oxygen 27K 57K 113K
Water 146K 286K 430K

Going Further
On the same page, click on the “Phase Changes” tab at the top left. What is
the relationship between pressure, temperature, and the state of matter?
Temperature and Pressure are directly proportional: as the temperature increases
so does the pressure. The state of matter turns into gas or remains the same.

Questions
1. What happened to the speed of the particles in this lab as you increased the
temperature? The particles started to move faster.
2. Do your findings agree with the behavior of particles in the solid, liquid and
gas phases? Explain. Yes. Temperature is a major factor on how
particles of a substance react and move no matter what state they are in.

3. So, based on the results of this activity, what are two differences between the
states of solids, liquids and gasses? Particle motion/formation and
room temperature.

“Heat it Up” 2 Created by Doug Spicher