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Solids, liquids and gases

Identify the key characteristics that differentiate solids, liquids, and gases.

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  • Identify the key characteristics that differentiate solids, liquids, and gases.
  • Explain how the arrangement, separation, and movement of particles define the structures of solids, liquids, and gases.
  • Discuss the processes involved in changing states, including melting, boiling, evaporating, freezing, and condensing.
  • Discuss how temperature and pressure influence the volume of a gas.
  • Clarify the changes of state using kinetic particle theory, including how to interpret heating and cooling curves.
  • Clarify how kinetic particle theory explains the impact of temperature and pressure on gas volume.

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