A crystal lattice is a very exact organization of atoms which allows for a specific place for every molecule or atom in the solid. For example, salt (NaCl) a specific cube shaped crystal. There is one Sodium (Na) connected to one Chlorine (Cl) and then that pattern/structure repeats. The final structure is a cube.
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![]() 1. Solid 2. Heat of Fusion 3. Liquid 4. Heat of Vaporization 5. Gas Note: "Time" can be replaced with "Heat Energy" |
4. Steam - the gas phase of Water
5. The condensation point is when a gas reaches a temperature
so that it becomes a liquid. Energy is removed from the atoms
in the Gas State; the gas condenses, forming drops of liquid.
6. Vapor is a liquid suspended in a gas.
When you look at a boiling pot of water and you see steam rising.
What you are seeing is not steam, but actually water vapor, little tiny
drops of water floating in the air. (Vapor can also be defined
as a gas with a temperature below its critical temperature.)
7. Evaporation is when some molecules in a system get
enough energy to turn into a gas. While the average temperature
of a liquid may be low, there are some molecules near the surface
with high temperatures, and high energy.
8. Distillation is a process where one substance is boiled
away from another and then collected. It is a process that purifies
mixtures and solutions. The boiled off vapor is cooled and condenses.
9. Distilled water is pure water. When you
have tap water, there are all sorts of impurities. When all of those impurities
are removed, you have distilled water. You can get it by boiling
water and collecting the condensed steam.
10. The volume of water increases as it is frozen.
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