11.7 States of Matter Phet Lab
11.7 States of Matter Phet Lab
11.7 States of Matter Phet Lab
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/states-of-matter
States of Matter
Review:
1) Kinetic energy (KE) is the energy of ____________.
5) List the three common states of matter in order of highest potential to lowest.
e-Lab:
1) Open PhET simulation States of Matter.
2) The beginning of the lab starts with Neon in a solid state at 13 K. (Kelvin (K) is a unit of
temperature like Celsius and Fahrenheit). You can heat or cool the substances in the container
by sliding the bar on the bucket to Heat (for fire) or Cool (for ice). Slide the bar to Cool and
cool the neon to 0 K (this will take a while).
a) The atoms are
A) not moving.
B) vibrating about a fixed position.
C) sliding past each other.
D) moving independently around the container.
c) Go up to the tab that says teacher and change the temperature scale from Kelvin to
Celsius. According to this 0 K = _____C. Change the scale back to Kelvin.
d) Notice the pattern of the atoms relative to each other. This pattern can best be described as
A) rectangular
B) hexagonal
C) octagonal
D) amorphous (random or no pattern)
3) Click on the Solid button on the right of the page. This puts the Neon's temperature back to
13 K. What is this temperature in Celsius?
a) The atoms are
A) not moving.
B) vibrating about a fixed position.
C) sliding past each other.
D) moving independently around the container.
b) Are the atoms still in their crystalline pattern even though they're moving?
4) Heat the solid Neon to 20 K. What is this temperature in Celsius?
Every now and then one atom gains enough energy to break free from the group. This is called a
vapor.
8) Look at water as a gas. The molecules now have two types of motion. Linear and _________.
9) Look at water as a solid. Notice the pattern. Now look at Neon, Argon, and Oxygen as a solid.
What do you notice in terms of the space between the particles?
10) Most substances shrink when they freeze from a liquid into a solid, but because of water's
unique shape, when it freezes it actually ____________.