States of Matter

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Melting
Change of state from solid to liquid
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Freezing
Change of state from liquid to solid
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Evaporation/Boiling
Change of state from liquid to gas
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Condensation
Change of state from gas to liquid
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Sublimation
Change of state directly from solid to gas (no liquid stage) and back again
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Solvent
The liquid part of a solution (e.g. water)
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Solute
A solid which dissolves to form a solution(i.e. is soluble)
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Solution
The product of dissolving a solute (solid) in a solvent (liquid)
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Filtration
A method of separating an insoluble solid from a liquid.
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Distillation
A method of separating the liquid from a solution (e.g. purifying seawater)
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Chromatography
A method of separating a mixture of coloured compounds
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Rf value
A way of identifying coloured compounds in chromatography. Rf value = distance travelled by spot/ distance travelled by solvent
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Diffusion
The spreading of one gas (or liquid) through another, such that the substances end up evenly mixed
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Freezing

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Change of state from liquid to solid

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Evaporation/Boiling

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Condensation

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Card 5

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Sublimation

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