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| The phyical forms in which a substance can exist; states include soild, liquid, gas, and plasma. |
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| The state in which matter has a definite shape and volume. |
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| The state in which matter takes the shape of its container and has a definite volume. |
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| The state in which matter changes in both shape and volume. |
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| The amount of force exerted on a given area; expressed in pascals |
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| The law that states that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant temperature, the volume of gas in creasws as it pressure decreases. |
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| The law that states that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant pressure, the volume of gas increases at its temperature increases. |
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| The states of matter that does not have a definite shape or volume and whose particles have broken apart; plasma is composed of electrons and positively charged ions. |
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| The conversion of a substance from one phyical form to another. |
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| The change of state from solid to a liquid. |
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| The change of state from a liquid to a soild. |
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| The change of state from a liquid to a gas; includes boiling and evaporation. |
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| Vaporization that occurs throughout a liquid. |
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| Vaporization that occurs at the surface of a liquid below its boiling point. |
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| The change of state from a gas to a liquid. |
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| The change of state from a soild directly into a gas. |
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