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States of matter
2018-2019
Worksheet

Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

1. What are the three states of matter?
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2. Draw circles in the empty boxes to show the arrangement of particles in solid, liquid and gas.

Solid Liquid Gas

3. Describe the difference between the movement of particles in a solid and a liquid.
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4. Give two differences between evaporation and boiling.

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5. What is diffusion?
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6. Answer the following questions by using the diagram given below.

5.

1. 2.

Solid Solid
Liquid Gas

3. 4.

6.

(a) Give the names of interconversions between states labelled on the diagram.

1: ………………………………………..
2: …………………………………………
3: …………………………………………
4: …………………………………………
5: …………………………………………
6: …………………………………………

(b) Explain what happens in terms of particles when solid is heated?

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7. The questions refer to the substances in the table.

Melting point/oC Boiling point/oC

A -219 -183
B 0 100
C -15 78
D 98 890
E 3550 4832

(a) Write down the physical states of each substance at 25oC.

A: B: C: D: E:

(b) Which substance has the greatest force of attraction between its particles? Explain your
answer.

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(c) Which substance has the greatest distance between its particles at -10oC? Explain your
answer.

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(d) Some substances can change its state directly from solid state into gas state without being
liquid. What is the name of this interconversion? Give two substances which can change
state directly from solid to gas.

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8. An experiment was prepared to demonstrate diffusion in gases at 25oC. Gas particles travel
at different speeds due to their masses.

A B C
Cotton wool soaked in Cotton wool soaked in
concentrated ammonia solution concentrated hydrochloric acid

(a) Where will the white ring (ammonium chloride) form? Circle the correct letter on the
diagram above and explain your choice.
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(b) If you make the experiment at a colder environment, such as 5oC instead of 25oC, what
effect will this have on the movement of the particles?
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(c) If you repeat the same experiment at a warmer environment, such as 40oC instead of
25oC, what effect will this have on the movement of the particles?
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