Nature of Solids
Across
- 3. a distinct state of matter
- 5. X-axis in many phase diagrams
- 8. liquid to gas transition
- 12. state where phases are balanced, no net change
- 13. the process of a gas turning into a liquid
- 16. well-ordered structure of particles
- 18. the process of going from solid to gas without passing through liquid
- 20. transition from solid to liquid
Down
- 1. tightly packed structure
- 2. to become solid through cooling
- 4. gaseous phase of a substance, often seen in phase diagrams
- 6. lacking a definite structure
- 7. regular arrangement of particles in crystalline solids
- 9. the dividing line between different phases on a phase diagram
- 10. the ability of a substance to dissolve, often discussed in the context of phase diagrams
- 11. Y-axis in many phase diagrams
- 14. the process of becoming solid
- 15. packed particles, high mass per unit volume
- 17. fixed shape and structure
- 19. attractive force holding particles together