NAME: ……………………………………

CLASS: 8 STATES OF MATTER

ACTIVITY 1
Answer the following

(1) State the processes;

LIQUID
A.________________________
B. ________________________
C. ________________________
D. ________________________
SOLID GAS
E. ________________________
F. ________________________

(2) Use the data in the table below to answer the following questions.

(Consider the room temperature as 25°C)

Name of substance Melting point/oC Boiling point/oC

Argon -189 -186
Petrol -40 62
Helium -270 -269
Carbon dioxide Sublimes at -78 -
Benz amide 132 290

(a) Draw the arrangement of particles of the following substances at room temperature and pressure.

Argon Benz amide Petrol

(b) Define the terms melting point and boiling point.

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(c) Explain in terms of kinetic particle theory, what happens when a solid melts to form a liquid
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 (d) On the grid below, sketch the heating curve for petrol.

Complete the crossword puzzle

DOWN
1 The change in state of matter when ethanol
vapor changes to ethanol liquid

2 The change in state of matter when water

changes to ice

5 The type energy particles gain on heating

6 The temperature at which ice start to melt

7 The force of attraction between the particles are

negligible

8 Have a fixed volume but no definite shape

ACROSS
3 The exact temperature at which a pure liquid
changes to a gas

4 Anything that has a mass and occupies space

9 The change in state of matter from a liquid to a gas

below the boiling point

10 Particles can only vibrate in fixed position

11 An example of a substance that undergoes

sublimation

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