KINETIC

MOLECUL AR
THEORY
THE THREE PHASES OF MATTER
THE THREE PHASES OF MATTER
THE THREE PHASES OF MATTER
KINETIC MOLECULAR THEORY
• It explains the properties of solids and liquids in
terms of intermolecular forces of attraction and
the kinetic energy of the individual particles

• Intermolecular force – attractive force between

neighboring particles of one or more substances
State of Volume/ Density Compressib Motion of
Matter Shape ility Molecules
Assumes the
volume and Very Very free
Gas shape of the Low compressible motion
container.
Has a definite Slide past
volume but
Only slightly
Liquid compressible one
assumes the
shape of its
High (difficult to another
container. compress) freely
Has a definite Virtually Vibrate
volume and incompressible about fixed
Solid shape. High
positions
GASES
•The shape an the volume of gases are not
definite because the molecules are widely
separated.
•They have a negligible attraction for one
another, and are constantly moving rapidly
in all directions so they can still fill any
shape and size of container.
GASES

1.Gases are mostly empty space

2.Gas molecules are in constant, chaotic
model
3.Collisions are elastic
4.Gas pressures is caused by collisions of
molecules with the walls of the container.
LIQUIDS
•Liquid molecules are close enough to touch
one another.
•They have definite volume because they have
attractive forces to keep them together
•They have no definite shape because they
can still move, slipping and sliding over one
another.
SOLIDS
•Solid partices are closely packed because
of strong attractive forces among them.
•They have definite shape and volume
because of their low kinetic energy.
•Vibrational motion are observed at atomic
level.
THE BASIC ASSUMPTION OF KMT

•The three states of matter which are

solids, liquids and gases are composed of
molecules.
•These molecules possessed kinetic energy
though not all times for solids.