States of Matter & Gas Laws
5 terms
Packing Efficiency
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Dimensionless
The percentage of the total volume of a unit cell that is actually occupied by the constituent particles.
(volume of atoms / cell volume) × 100
Partial Pressure
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Pa
The pressure that one component of a gas mixture would exert if it alone occupied the whole volume.
p_i = x_i × p_total
Phase Diagram
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Pa, K
A pressure–temperature plot showing which phase of a substance is thermodynamically stable under any given conditions.
Plasma
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K
A state of matter consisting of a hot, electrically conducting mixture of ions and free electrons.
Polymorphism
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Dimensionless
The ability of a single substance to exist in more than one crystalline form.