Quiz On Melting, Freezing & Boiling Point

When a solid turns into a liquid it is called ________.

There are only two elements with a liquid standard state. What are they?

When a liquid is heated, it eventually reaches a temperature at which the vapor pressure is large enough that bubbles form inside the body of the liquid. This temperature is called the ___________ point.

The normal boiling point of water is ______.

Measurements of the melting point of a solid can also provide information about the _________ of the substance.

A liquid can become supercooled because the particles in a solid are packed in a regular structure that is characteristic of that particular substance.

Pressure cookers are equipped with a valve that lets gas escape when the pressure inside the pot exceeds some __________ value.

At 10,000 feet above sea level, the pressure of the atmosphere is only _______ mmHg.

Water boils when its vapor pressure is 526 mmHg, which occurs at a temperature of ______.

Liquids boil when their vapor pressure is _________ to the pressure exerted on the liquid by its surroundings.

Liquids have a characteristic temperature at which they turn into solids, known as their __________ point.

The freezing point of pure water at standard atmospheric pressure is ________.

The melting point of a solid and the freezing point of the liquid are different.

Substances can be cooled below their freezing points without the formation of a solid. Such liquids are known as __________ liquids.

At sea level, it is the pressure of ________ that causes water to boil at 100°C.

A compound’s melting point is determined by the force of _________ between molecules and symmetry.

A molecule’s boiling point is based on its ________.

A liquid at higher pressure has a higher boiling point than when the atmospheric pressure of that liquid is lower.

The air pressure in an open system is most definitely the atmosphere on ________.

Ethers have a lower boiling point than alkanes.