Chapter 7
Kinetic particle model of matter
A particle model connects observations with an explanation.
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States of matter
Explain shape, volume, flow and compressibility using the particle model.
Temperature and particle motion
Relate a temperature increase to greater average particle kinetic energy.
Brownian motion
Separate the visible observations from the inference about unseen molecular motion.
Gas pressure
Explain pressure using collisions with walls and reason about controlled changes.