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Kinetic Particle Theory

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From the lesson

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BThey are close together and slide past one another.[1]

Liquid particles are closely packed in a disorderly way and slide past one another.

AThis describes a solid.CThis describes a gas.DParticles that are far apart have very weak forces of attraction.
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Ccondensation[1]

In condensation the particles lose energy and come closer together. Melting, boiling and sublimation all absorb energy.

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BThe particles of a gas are far apart, with a lot of empty space between them.[1]

A gas can be squeezed because its particles are far apart. The particles of a liquid are already touching.

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BPerfume particles move randomly and spread from a higher to a lower concentration.[1]

This is diffusion: the net movement of particles from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration.

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In a solid the particles are very closely packed in an orderly arrangement, but in a gas they are very far apart in a disorderly arrangement. [1]

In a solid the particles vibrate and rotate about fixed positions, but in a gas they move quickly and randomly in any direction. [1]

Accept the other differences from the lesson, such as kinetic energy or forces of attraction.

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(a)

The energy absorbed is used to overcome the forces of attraction between the particles. [1]

It is not used to increase the kinetic energy of the particles, so the temperature stays the same. [1]

(b)

The particles gain energy and vibrate more quickly. [1]

They move slightly further apart, so the solid expands. [1]

B

Practice

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Ca substance diffusing through a liquid[1]

Movement from a higher to a lower concentration is diffusion. The words "very slowly" show that it is through a liquid, because gas particles move rapidly.

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DEvaporation only occurs at room temperature, while boiling only occurs at the boiling point.[1]

Evaporation can occur at any temperature, not only at room temperature.

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B3 to 1[1]

Sublimation is a solid changing straight to a gas. Diagram 3 is the solid and diagram 1 is the gas.

ALiquid to gas is boiling or evaporation.CLiquid to solid is freezing.DSolid to liquid is melting.
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D59 °C[1]

L is a liquid at 25 °C, so its boiling point must be above 25 °C.

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BThe carbon dioxide particles become far apart.[1]

0 °C is above −78 °C, so the solid carbon dioxide turns into a gas and its particles become far apart.

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(a)

Argon and carbon dioxide. [1]

(b)

Particles close together in an orderly arrangement, with at least 3 by 3 particles. [1]

Nitrogen is a solid at −300 °C, because this is below its melting point of −210 °C.

(c)

The particles change from sliding past one another to moving rapidly in any direction. [1]

The particles change from being close together and disorderly to being far apart and disorderly. [1]

Oxygen boils at −183 °C, so it changes from a liquid to a gas.

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(a)(i)

100 °C [1]

(ii)

250 °C [1]

(b)(i)

Solid [1]

(ii)

Solid and liquid [1]

(iii)

Gas [1]

(c)

As the temperature increases, the particles gain energy [1] and move faster. [1]

When the temperature is high enough, the particles have sufficient energy to overcome the forces of attraction. [1]

The particles are spread far apart and can move about rapidly in all directions. [1]

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(a)

The mistake is in methane. [1]

The lower the relative molecular mass, the faster the rate of diffusion. Methane has a lower relative molecular mass than carbon monoxide and nitrogen, so it should diffuse in less than 32 s, but the data shows 35 s. [1]

(b)

Ammonia is soluble in water. [1]

(c)

The molecules are closely packed in a disorderly (irregular) manner [1]

and slide past one another. [1]