Junior Cert Science - Chemistry - States of Matter
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| Anything that occupies space and has mass | Matter |
| Has definite shape, definite volume and cannot be compressed | Solid |
| Has no definite shape, has a definite volume and can flow | Liquid |
| Has no definite shape, no definite volume and can flow | Gas |
| The changing of a solid into a liquid | Melting |
| The changing of a liquid to a gas | Boiling |
| The changing of a liquid to a solid | Freezing |
| The changing of a gas to a liquid | Condensing |
| The changing of a solid to a gas without going through the liquid state | Sublimation |
| The changing of liquid to gas at any temperature | Evaporation |
| Spreading out of particles in a liquid or gas | Diffusion |
| Movement of particles in a liquid or gas caused by collisions between the particles | Brownian motion |
| Temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid | Melting point |
| Temperature at which a liquid boils and becomes a gas | Boiling point |