1. Foundations of Chemistry Matter Chapter 7 Lesson 3 Physical Changes
Mr. Nigh
Science 7

2. Physical Changes
A Physical change is a change in any physical property of a substance, not in the substance itself.
Stretching a rubber band is a physical change.
Changing the state of matter
of a substance (water to ice)
is a physical change 2

3. A square of clay that has been molded
may have different physical properties
such as shape and volume,
but it is still clay.

4. Physical changes of wool
Wool is sheared from sheep
Wool fibers are spun into yarn
The yarn is dyed a special color.
The yarn is knitted into a jacket. 4

5. The wool has gone through many physical changes, but is still the same substance

6. Adding Thermal Energy
When Thermal energy is added to a substance, the particles move faster and faster.
Substances may change
their state of matter

7. REMEMBER: particles are always in motion, even in solids
REMEMBER: particles are always in motion, even in solids. Because the particles in a solid are bound together, they do not move from place to place-they vibrate
As a solid heats up, the particles vibrate faster until they break loose and slide past each other-in other words turn into a liquid. 7

8. Evaporation is the process by which a liquid becomes a gas
It usually occurs at the surface of a liquid
The fastest moving
particles at the surface
can break away from the
liquid and escape to become gas particles 8

9. Sublimation
Under certain conditions, solids can lose particles through a process similar to evaporation.
When solids change directly to a gas, it is known as sublimation.
Dry ice or frozen carbon dioxide sublimates in normal
atmospheric conditions 9

10. Removing Thermal Energy
When thermal energy is removed from a gas, such as water vapor, particles in the gas move more slowly and the temperature decreases

11. Condensation is the process by
which a gas changes its state to become a liquid
When you cool a gas it loses energy. As the particles move more slowly, the attractions among them cause water droplets to form 11

12. Freezing is the process by which a liquid becomes a solid
A frozen substance does not have to have an extremely cold temperature, some substances are frozen at room temperatures
(ie. candles,
pop cans) 12

13. The freezing point of a substance is the same as the melting point
The temperature at which a specific liquid becomes a solid is its freezing point.
The freezing point of a substance is the same as the melting point
At temperatures below this point the substance is a solid,
above this point the
substance is a liquid. 13

14. Deposition
Deposition is the change from a gas directly into a solid

15. Dissolving
If you add salt to a beaker of water and it disappears, the substance is dissolving

16. Conservation of Mass
The particles of matter that are present before a physical change are the same as those present after a physical change
Thus, the total mass before and after physical change is identical