Chapter 7.1 · Simulation

Solid, Liquid, Gas Lab

How to use: Pick a substance. Slide the temperature and watch the particles. Squares are solid, circles are liquid, rings are gas.

Particle box

The thermometer marks the melting point (MP) and boiling point (BP) of the substance.

Controls

Substance Temperature: 200 K

Temperature (K)200

Temperature (°C)-73

Melting point273 K

Boiling point373 K

solid

Sample data note: values are for teaching. Melting and boiling points are from the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, rounded to the nearest kelvin. K = °C + 273.