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What changes the state of matter?
Changing states of matter occur when matter loses or absorbs energy. When a substance absorbs energy the atoms and molecules move more rapidly and this increased kinetic energy pushes particles far enough, that they change form. This energy is usually heat or thermal energy.
What does the state of matter depend on?
A substance’s state of matter — solid, liquid, gas, or plasma — depends on how its molecules move and maintain their volume and shape.
How do substances change state?
Substances can change state, usually when they are heated or cooled. For example, liquid water turns into steam when it is heated enough, and it turns into ice when it is cooled enough. bonds between particles break when a substance melts or evaporates, or sublimes to form a gas from a solid.
What effects are brought about by changes in the state of matter?
Energy is always involved in changes of state. Matter either loses or absorbs energy when it changes from one state to another. For example, when matter changes from a liquid to a solid, it loses energy. The opposite happens when matter changes from a solid to a liquid.
Do changes in states of matter indicate a chemical change?
Physical changes alter only the size, shape, form or matter state of a material. Water boiling, melting ice, tearing paper, freezing water and crushing a can are all examples of physical changes. On the other hand, chemical changes are a bit different. In a chemical change, a new substance is formed.
Which example shows a change in a state of matter?
Phase changes include vaporization, condensation, melting, freezing, sublimation, and deposition. Evaporation, a type of vaporization, occurs when particles of a liquid reach a high enough energy to leave the surface of the liquid and change into the gas state. An example of evaporation is a puddle of water drying out.
How does the state of matter changes from solid to liquid and then to gas on heating?
When a solid is heated, the particles gain sufficient energy to break away from one another and move past each other. When a liquid is steadily heated, the particles move rapidly until many of them have sufficient energy to escape from the liquid and form a gas. This change of state is called evaporation.