1. States of Matter (Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry 0620 for 2023, 2024 & 2025)
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Matter exists in three states - solids, liquids, and gases, with each state having specific characteristics and undergoing changes in state like melting and boiling at distinct temperatures. Heating and cooling curves demonstrate temperature effects on state changes, and diffusion involves particles spreading based on concentration and molecular mass differences.
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- Matter is composed of particles in three states: solids, liquids, and gases, each with distinct properties like fixed volume and shape for solids, fixed volume but variable shape for liquids, and no fixed volume or shape for gases.
- State changes in matter, such as melting, boiling, condensing, and freezing, are governed by specific temperatures and involve kinetic energy shifts in particles, as illustrated in heating and cooling curves that demonstrate transitions between states at constant temperatures.
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Recent questions
What are the three states of matter?
Solids, liquids, gases
What are the changes of state in matter?
Melting, boiling, condensing, freezing
How do heating and cooling curves impact matter?
Illustrate state changes with temperature
What is diffusion in matter?
Process of particle spreading
What influences the speed of diffusion in matter?
Kinetic particle theory, molecular mass
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"States of Matter and Particle Behavior"
- Matter is everything around us that has mass and occupies space, consisting of tiny particles categorized into three states: solids, liquids, and gases.
- Solids have a fixed volume and shape with tightly packed particles, liquids have a fixed volume but take the shape of their container with slightly separated particles, and gases have no fixed volume, taking the shape of their container with freely moving particles.
- Changes of state include melting (solid to liquid), boiling (liquid to gas), condensing (gas to liquid), and freezing (liquid to solid), each occurring at specific temperatures and involving kinetic energy changes in particles.
- Heating and cooling curves illustrate how temperature impacts state changes in matter, showing transitions between solid, liquid, and gas states with constant temperature during state changes.
- Diffusion is the process where particles spread from high to low concentration areas, influenced by the kinetic particle theory and the relative molecular mass of gases, with lighter gases diffusing faster than heavier ones.
