Gases, liquids and solids /
Philip Matthews,
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002
- 73 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Cambridge advanced sciences / series editor, Brian Ratcliff .
"Endorsed by OCR" - Cover
Introduction. - Acknowledgements. - 1. States of Matter. The Three States Of Matter. Differences in Properties of Solids, Liquids and Gases. Comparing the Melting and Boiling Points of Substances. Why Gases Liquefy, and Solids Melt. Some Remarkable Substances. Real and Ideal Gases. The Behaviour of Ideal Gases. The Ideal Gas Law. The Behaviour of Real Gases. Measuring the Relative Molecular Mass of a Volatile Liquid. - 2. Phase Equilibria. What is a Phase? How to Interpret a Phase Diagram. The Phase Diagram of Water. Equilibrium Between a Solid and a Liquid. The Phase Diagram for a Mixture of Tin and Lead. Alloys. The Solubility of Salts in Water. The Phase Diagram for Common Salt in Water. - 3. Distribution Between Phases. The Solubility of Gases in Water. Henry's Law. Miscible and Immiscible Liquids. Solubility Rules. The Partition Law. Solvent Extraction. - 4. Raoult's Law and Distillation. Effects of Non-Volatile Solutes. Vapour Pessures and Raoult's Law. How to Interpret Vapour Pressure Diagrams. Boiling Points. Distillation. More About and Fractional Distillation. Industrial Distillation. Does Distillation Always Work? Steam Distillation.- Answers to Questions. - Glossary. - Index.