Lesson 4.2.2.1
4.2.2.1 The three states of matter Quiz: AQA Chemistry, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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What are the three states of matter?
- Gas, liquid, vapour
- Solid, liquid, plasma
- Solid, liquid, gas
- Solid, gas, solution
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At what temperature does melting take place?
- Room temperature
- Condensing point
- Boiling point
- Melting point
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At what temperature does condensing take place?
- Freezing point
- Boiling point
- Sublimation point
- Melting point
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In the simple particle model, how are particles represented?
- Small solid spheres
- Hollow circles
- Connected cubes
- Random clouds
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Which process does particle theory help to explain?
- Dissolution
- Melting
- Combustion
- Neutralisation
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What determines the energy needed to change from solid to liquid?
- Size of the nucleus
- Speed of sound
- Mass of the atoms
- Forces between particles
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How do stronger forces between particles affect melting points?
- Lower melting point
- No effect
- Higher melting point
- Variable melting point
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Which structure typically has the highest melting point?
- Simple molecule
- Giant ionic lattice
- Monomer gas
- Liquid mixture
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A substance melts at -10 C and boils at 60 C. What state is it at 20 C?
- Liquid
- Gas
- Solid
- Plasma
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A substance melts at 800 C. At 25 C what state is it likely to be?
- Liquid
- Gas
- Plasma
- Solid
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A substance boils at 45 C. At 60 C what state is it likely to be?
- Plasma
- Solid
- Liquid
- Gas
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Why do substances with weak particle forces have low boiling points?
- Strong bonds form
- High mass needed
- No particles exist
- Little energy needed
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What is the physical state of a pure substance at its melting point?
- Solid only
- Liquid only
- Gas only
- Solid and liquid
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What determines the different melting points of various substances?
- Interparticle force strength
- Atomic number
- Particle size alone
- Molecular mass only
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What do individual atoms show regarding macroscopic materials?
- Electrical conductivity
- Thermal expansion
- No bulk properties
- All bulk properties
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Which process describes liquid water turning into ice?
- Boiling
- Condensing
- Freezing
- Melting
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Which process describes steam turning into liquid water?
- Melting
- Evaporating
- Subliming
- Condensing
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Which change needs energy to break the forces between particles?
- Solidifying
- Boiling
- Condensing
- Freezing
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What term describes a gas turning directly into a solid?
- Sublimation
- Evaporation
- Deposition
- Condensation
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Which state change occurs when a substance reaches its boiling point?
- Solid to liquid
- Liquid to gas
- Gas to liquid
- Solid to gas
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