States of Matter & Gas Laws
4 terms
Latent Heat
States of Matter & Gas Laws
kJ/kg
The energy absorbed or released when a substance changes state, with no accompanying change in temperature.
q = m × L
Liquefaction of Gases
States of Matter & Gas Laws
K
The conversion of a gas into a liquid by cooling below its critical temperature and applying pressure.
Liquid Crystal
States of Matter & Gas Laws
Dimensionless
A state of matter that flows like a liquid but retains some of the molecular ordering of a crystal.
Liquid State
States of Matter & Gas Laws
Dimensionless
The state of matter with a definite volume but no fixed shape, in which particles are close together yet free to move past one another.