Calculate the density of a material by recalling and applying the equation: [ ρ = m/V ]
Recognise/draw simple diagrams to model the difference between solids, liquids and gases
Use the particle model to explain the properties of different states of matter and differences in the density of materials
Required practical 5: use appropriate apparatus to make and record the measurements needed to determine the densities of regular and irregular solid objects and liquids
Recall and describe the names of the processes by which substances change state
Use the particle model to explain why a change of state is reversible and affects the properties of a substance, but not its mass
State that the internal energy of a system is stored in the atoms and molecules that make up the system
Explain that internal energy is the total kinetic energy and potential energy of all the particles in a system
Calculate the change in thermal energy by applying but not recalling the equation [∆E =m c ∆θ ]
Calculate the specific latent heat of fusion/vaporisation by applying, but not recalling, the equation: [ E = mL ]
Interpret and draw heating and cooling graphs that include changes of state
Distinguish between specific heat capacity and specific latent heat
Explain why the molecules of a gas are in constant random motion and that the higher the temperature of a gas, the greater the particles’ average kinetic energy
Explain, with reference to the particle model, the effect of changing the temperature of a gas held at constant volume on its pressure
Calculate the change in the pressure of a gas or the volume of a gas (a fixed mass held at constant temperature) when either the pressure or volume is increased or decreased
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