Vocabulary Flashcards: States

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Thermal energy

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The sum of the kinetic and potential energy of particles in an object

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Kinetic energy

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Energy in motion

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Potential energy

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Stored energy

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Elastic collision

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When no KE is lost overall in the collision of particles

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Temperature

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Measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in an object

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Diffusion

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Spontaneous mixing of particles caused by random motion

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Effusion

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Process where gas particles pass through tiny openings

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Surface tension

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Force that pulls adjacent parts of a liquid’s surface together, minimizing the surface area

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Heat of fusion

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The amount of energy, as heat, needed to turn 1 mole of solid into a liquid at its melting point

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Heat of vaporization

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The amount of energy, as heat, needed to turn 1 mole of liquid into a gas at its boiling point