a measure of the amount of mass in a given volume
kg/m^3
mass / volume
the total amount of potential and kinetic energy in all the particles of a system
anything that gas mass and takes up space
when a solid melts, the particles gain energy from their surroundings- why they vibrate faster
the average amount of kinetic energy in all the particles in a system
the rate of particles colliding with the walls of the container and how hard the collisions are. as the gas particles are moving quickly they exert a force on the wall of the container when they hit and the faster the particles move the greater the force will be
pressure = force / area
si unit for pressure = pa or n/m^2
the transfer of energy by a force. when a force is applied the internal energy of the gas and can increase in temperature
p1 v1 = p2 v2
v1/ t1 = v2/t2
the force exerted by unit area
force/ area
a substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure in a gas or liquid. in steady fluid flow the fluids density remains constant at each point . fluids exert a force a force on every surface they collide with
the particles closest to the heat source begin to vibrate. these vibrations are passed onto the next particles, which pass on vibrations throughout the material. They contain delocalised electrons that collide with ions further away from the source of heat and transfer their energy more quickly.