MATTER

PROPERTY SOLID LIQUID GAS

Shape Has definite shape Takes the shape of its Takes the shape of its
container container
Volume Has definite volume Has definite volume Takes the volume of its
container
Arrangement of Closely packed Close to one another, but Very far apart from one
Particles with no regular arrange another
Compressibility Incompressible Compressible Very compressible

Density High Slightly dense Low

Movement of Particles Slow Fast Fast

Forces of Attraction Strong Moderate Almost negligible

 BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF THE KINETIC
ASSUMPTION MOLECULAR
CONCEPT THEORY

Postulate 1. Particle Volume A gas consists of a large collection of individual particles. The volume of an
individual particle are extremely small, as compared to the volume of it
container.

Postulate 2. Particle Motion Gas particles are in constant, random, straight-line motion, except when
they collide with the walls of the container or with one another.

Postulate 3. Particle Collisions Collisions of gas particles are elastic. The colliding gas particles or
molecules exchange energy, but they do not lose energy through fiction.
This means that the total kinetic energy is constant. Between collisions,
the gas particles or molecules do not influence each other.
 GAS MOLECULES ARE CHARACTERIZED INTO FOLLOWING:
1. VOLUME
• Units commonly used: (L, Ml, cubic meter, and cubic centimeter)
2. TEMPERATURE
• Measured as: (Kelvin, Degree Celsius, Degree Fahrenheit)
3. AMOUNT OF SUBSTANCE
• Measured in moles (mol.)
4. PRESSURE
• Common units: (atmosphere/atm, Pascal/Pa, kilopascal/kPa, millimeters
of mercury (mmHg), centimeters of mercury/cmHg, torr, and sometimes
pounds per square inch/psi