1. Pressure affects the distance between particles by compressing or expanding them. Increased pressure reduces the distance between particles, promoting closer interactions and potentially causing a phase change, like solid to liquid or liquid to gas. Decreased pressure allows particles to move fartheRead more

    Pressure affects the distance between particles by compressing or expanding them. Increased pressure reduces the distance between particles, promoting closer interactions and potentially causing a phase change, like solid to liquid or liquid to gas. Decreased pressure allows particles to move farther apart, favoring transitions to less dense states.

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  2. Yes, changing the pressure can alter the state of matter. Increasing pressure can cause a substance to transition to a denser state, such as from gas to liquid or from liquid to solid. Decreasing pressure can induce transitions to less dense states, such as from solid to liquid or from liquid to gasRead more

    Yes, changing the pressure can alter the state of matter. Increasing pressure can cause a substance to transition to a denser state, such as from gas to liquid or from liquid to solid. Decreasing pressure can induce transitions to less dense states, such as from solid to liquid or from liquid to gas.

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  3. Yes, increasing pressure will cause the particles of a gas to come closer together. This is because higher pressure compresses the gas, reducing the volume and forcing the gas particles to occupy a smaller space.

    Yes, increasing pressure will cause the particles of a gas to come closer together. This is because higher pressure compresses the gas, reducing the volume and forcing the gas particles to occupy a smaller space.

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  4. During the melting process, the temperature remains constant because the heat energy supplied is used to overcome the intermolecular forces holding the solid together, rather than increasing the kinetic energy.

    During the melting process, the temperature remains constant because the heat energy supplied is used to overcome the intermolecular forces holding the solid together, rather than increasing the kinetic energy.

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  5. When pressure is applied to a gas enclosed in a cylinder and compressed, the gas molecules are forced closer together, resulting in a decrease in volume and an increase in temperature.

    When pressure is applied to a gas enclosed in a cylinder and compressed, the gas molecules are forced closer together, resulting in a decrease in volume and an increase in temperature.

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