Also the surface area of a liquid is considerably larger than a solid because in a solid the particles are more compacted than in a liquid; where the particles are more spread out, therefore they take up much more space.
How does an Ice cube melt?
By: Jessica Tu
What Particles in a liquid are like
Liquids have a medium density (mass per unit of volume) because there is more space between the particles. Also particles in a liquid are not compressible because the particles in a liquids are still compacted unlike gases they have a wider amount of space to be easily compressible.
Particles in a Solid
Ice Cube
The particles in a solid ice cube are held by strong forces called bonds. In a solid ice cube all the particles are closely compact, however they can vibrate but still keep a fixed shape. This stops the solid flowing.
How solids change into liquid
When a solid is heated it turns into a liquid this mean that it can produce more energy and that the particles/molecules are pulling of each other to have a weak bond to move past each other.
Different
Particle properties in a solid and a liquid
While the particles in a liquid can move past each other the particles in a solid cannot because solids have a tighter bond held together by strong tight forces while the particle in a liquid have weaker bonds so that the particles can move easily.
Also a liquid has more heat included this means that the particles in a liquid have more energy included, on the other hand particles in a solid less heat and less energy.
Particles in a liquid
Picture of particles in a liquid
Liquid particles are touching but they are further apart than solid particles. They also dont have a fixed shape and the particles in a liquid move by sliding past each other. The ice cube that was solid turned into liquid because the air temperature was warmer than the the solid particles.
How Liquids turns into
gas
When a liquid is heated, the particles are given more energy. They start to move faster and further apart. At a certain temperature, the particles break free of one another and the liquid turns to gas. This is the boiling point. The boiling point of a substance is always the same; it does not vary.
Particles in a Gas
Particles in a gas are moving in all directions and always bumping into each other. The particles in a gas are able to move around randomly because there are no bonds between them. Therefore, a gas does not have a fixed volume or shape. When we compress a gas, the particles are moved closer together. The more the gas is squashed, the closer the particles will get
Different particle properties in a liquid and a gas
Picture of particles in a
gas
While the particles in a gas can move past each other quickly, the particles in a liquid cannot because liquids have a tighter bond held together by strong tight forces while the particle in a gas have weaker bonds so that the particles can move easily.
Also a gas has more heat included this means that the particles in a gas have more energy included, on the other hand particles in a liquids have less heat and less energy.