| Term | Definition |
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vapor pressure |
the pressure exerted by a vapor in equilibrium with its liquid or solid phase |
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dynamic equilibrium |
a state of balance in which opposing processes occur at the same rate |
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volatile |
tending to evaporate readily |
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normal boiling point |
the melting point at 1 ATM pressure |
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phase diagram |
a graphic representation of the equalibrium amoung the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases ofna substance as a function of temperature and pressure |
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triple point |
temperature at which a solid, liuid, and a gas phases coexist in equalibrium |
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amorphous solid |
a solid whose molecular arrangement lacks a regular, long-range pattern |
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crystalline solid |
internal arrangement at atoms, molecules |
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unit cell |
the smallest portion of a crystal that reproduces the structure of the entire crystal when repeated in different directionsn in space |
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crystal lattice |
an imaginary network of points on which the repeating unit of structure of a solidn may be imagined to be laid down so that the structure of the crystal is obtained |
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body-centered cubi cell |
a cubic unit cell in nwhich the lattice points occure at the corneres and at the center |
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face-centered cubic cell |
a cubic unit cell that has lattice points at each corner as well as the center of each face |
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hexagonal close packing |
a close-packing arrangement in which the atoms of the third layer of a solid lie directly over those in the first layer |
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cubic close packaging |
a close-packing arrangement in which the atoms of the third layer of a solid are not directly over those in the first layer |
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coordination number |
the number of adjacent atoms to which an atom is drectly bonded |
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molecular solids |
solids that are composed of molecules |
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covalent-network solids |
solids in which the units that make up the three-dimensional network are joined by covelant bonds |
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ionic solids |
solids that are composed of ions |
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metallic solids |
solids that are composed of metal atoms |