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Particulate Nature of Matter

Matter is composed of tiny particles too small to be seen. The arrangement and movement of these particles determines the state of matter. In solids, particles are tightly packed; in liquids, particles are more loosely packed but still closely packed; and in gases, particles are very far apart from one another. Matter can change states by altering the arrangement of particles, such as when a solid melts into a liquid as particles spread out. Common state changes include freezing, melting, sublimation, deposition, condensation, and evaporation.

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Particulate Nature of Matter

Matter is composed of tiny particles too small to be seen. The arrangement and movement of these particles determines the state of matter. In solids, particles are tightly packed; in liquids, particles are more loosely packed but still closely packed; and in gases, particles are very far apart from one another. Matter can change states by altering the arrangement of particles, such as when a solid melts into a liquid as particles spread out. Common state changes include freezing, melting, sublimation, deposition, condensation, and evaporation.

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PARTICULATE NATURE OF

MATTER
MATTER IS MADE OF TINY PARTICLES
AND YOU’RE GONNA LEARN HOW IT WORKS
ALL MATTER IS MADE OF PARTICLES THAT
ARE TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN

Everything you can see and touch is made of matter. It is all the “stuff” in the
universe.
Things that are not made of matter include energy, and ideas like peace and
love.
Matter is made up of small particles that are too small to be seen, even with a
powerful microscope. They are so small that you would have to put about
100,000 particles in a line to equal the width of a human hair!
THE ARRANGEMENT OF PARTICLES
DETERMINES THE STATE OF MATTER

• Particles are arranged and move differently in each state of matter for example
• Solids contain particles that are tightly packed, with very little space between
particles. If an object can hold its own shape and is difficult to compress, it is a solid.
• Liquids contain particles that are more loosely packed than solids, but still closely
packed compared to gases. Particles in liquids are able to slide past each other, or
flow, to take the shape of their container.
• Particles are even more spread apart in gases. Gases will fill any container, but if they
are not in a container, they will escape into the air. A lot of space exists between the
particles in a gas, allowing gases to be compressed (pushed together) much more
easily than solids and liquids.
SOLID PARTICLES
LIQUID PARTICLES
GAS PARTICLES
MATTER CAN CHANGE STATES

• Matter can change from one state to another. When solids change to liquids,
the arrangement of the particles changes to become more loosely packed.
• When liquids change to gases the particles become even more loosely
packed.
• It takes energy for matter to change from one state to another. To change
liquid water to a gas, heat energy must be added. The opposite is also true. To
change liquid water into a solid block of ice, energy must be removed.
COMMON PROCESSES INVOLVED IN
CHANGES OF STATE INCLUDE

• Freezing occurs when liquid changes to solid


• Melting occurs when solid changes directly to liquid
• Sublimation occurs when solid changes directly to gas
• Deposition occurs when gas changes directly to solid
• Condensation is when gas changes directly to liquid
• Evaporation occurs when liquid change directly to gas
EXAMPLES OF PARTICULATE NATURE OF
MATTER

1. When you inflate a soccer ball, it gets harder because of particles. Air


particles are being compressed into the container and pushing on the inner
walls of the ball. If the ball is placed in the freezer, the ball will deflate a
little bit because the particles get closer together in the cooler temperatures.
2. GAS PARTICLES EXPAND TO FILL
THEIR CONTAINER.

When air is removed from the vacuum chamber, the gases in the balloon will
expand to fill the container.
3. Liquid nitrogen is cold enough to convert carbon dioxide gas particles
to a solid.As the particles of carbon dioxide gas get colder, the space
between the particles shrinks and the gas changes to a solid.
THE END

• You now know about the particulate nature of matter ,Thank you for listening

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