Unit 3 – Fluids
Chapter 7
Foldable Activity
• Write a key term on each front tab, and the
definition on the inside (see my example). You will
use these throughout the unit to help you answer
questions and study, so make sure that they are neat
and that you keep them in good shape. Use the back
of your textbook and chapter 7 to find the
definitions.
Key Terms – Chapter 7
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boiling
boiling point
concentration
condensation
deposition
evaporation
flow rate
fluid
freezing point
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gas
kinetic energy
liquid
melting
melting point
solid
solidification
sublimation
viscosity
The Particle Theory of Matter (PTM)
• A REVIEW (Page 270)
• All matter is made up of very tiny
particles.
• All particles in a pure substance are
the same but different from another
substance.
PTM…
• There is space between the particles.
• The particles are always moving. They
move faster if they gain energy.
• There are attractive forces between
the particles. Some strong; some
weak.
WRITE THIS DOWN
3 STATES OF MATTER... A REVIEW
State
Shape
Volume
Particle
Arrangement
Particle
Movement
Solid
Definite
Definite
Close
Vibrate
Liquid
Indefinite
Definite
Close
Free Flowing
Gas
Indefinite
Indefinite
Far Apart
Random
FLUIDS
•Any form of matter that flows.
•Liquids and gases are fluids.
•Solids are NOT.
WE USE FLUIDS EVERYDAY…
• Food fluids (water, oil, syrup, etc)
• Cleaning fluids
• Bodily fluids
• Industrial fluids
(compressed air in tires, lubricants, etc)
VISCOSITY
• A measure of a liquid’s resistance to flow.
• The thickness or thinness of a fluid.
• A fluid that is viscous is the one that is NOT
“runny” (flows slowly).
VISCOSITY& FRICTION
•Friction resists movement.
•The greater the friction, the
greater the viscosity.
VISCOSITY IS IMPORTANT IN OUR
EVERYDAY LIFE.
FLOW RATE
• The speed at which a fluid flows from one
point to another.
Examples:
Slow
Corn syrup
Medium
Dish liquid
Fast
Water
FACTORS THAT AFFECT VISCOSITY
1. Temperature:
As you increase temperature, you
decrease a fluid’s viscosity. As you
decrease temperature, you increase a
fluid’s viscosity.
▫ The opposite is true of gases.
At room temperature
As the temperature of molasses is
increased it flows faster: low viscosity
As the temperature of cooking oil is
decreases it flows slower: high
viscosity
2. Concentration:
The amount of a substance dissolved
in a specific volume.
Increasing the concentration, increases
the viscosity.
3. Attractive Forces:
If the attractive forces are strong,
it is difficult for the particles to
pull away thereby the fluid flows
slowly and is more viscous.
4. Particle size:
The smaller the particle
size, the faster the fluid
flows and is less viscous.
Answers p. 272
2. 1. All matter is made up of very small particles.
2. All particles in a pure substance are the same. Different
substances are made of different particles.
3. There is space between the particles.
4. The particles are always moving. As the particles gain energy,
they move faster.
5. The particles in a substance are attracted to one another. The
strength of the attractive force depends on the type of
particle.
p. 272 continued
4. The particles in a liquid (like orange juice) have spaces between them, so
they have only weak-to-medium forces of attraction. Because of the
spaces and the weak forces, the particles can roll past each other. Also,
the particles are constantly in motion. They tend to roll past each other
until they have settled in the lowest possible position, no matter the
shape of the container.
5. All particles at room temperature have the same kinetic energy, so they
have very similar average speeds. Only the particles of gas are completely
free to move because they have very weak attractive forces. Their kinetic
energy can help them move in any direction, even against gravity. Particles
of solids and liquids are held in place by attractive forces. At the same
temperature, these particles also move at the same speed, but are not
free to move as far.
Answers p. 274
2. Some examples are: Dry ice. Ice cubes dry up in your freezer. Snow
dries up on the picnic table without melting. Mothballs change into
a smelly vapour without melting.
5. It is important for people who work in a candle factory to know the
melting point of wax. If they did not know the melting point of wax,
they might let the pot get too cool, and all of the wax would
become solid before it could be poured into molds.
A jewelry maker would need to know the melting point of gold to
make rings, earrings and chains out of solid blocks of gold. If it was
not hot enough the gold could not be poured into molds.
Answers p. 277
1. When liquid water is put into the tray, its particles are
travelling at high speeds, there are larger distances
between particles, and the force between particles is not
very strong. As the water is cooled, the particles move
more slowly, and get closer together. The forces between
particles become stronger. At some point, the attractive
forces hold the particles in place. The liquid water has
turned to solid ice.
2. Tiny grains of salt are solid. Salt can be made to flow if we
increase the spaces between salt grains, reduce the forces
(like friction) between salt grains, and increase the speed
of the salt grains. If we follow these steps, the salt will
behave as a fluid. When it stops pouring, it behaves like a
solid again and piles up.
p. 277 continued
3. Water particles in a flood or spill will have spaces between them
and will have small forces between them. Therefore, water
particles can move around each other as they respond to the force
of gravity pulling them down toward the drain, then down the
drain. The water will behave as a fluid. We can be sure that water
will flow down the drain in response to gravity.
4. The air molecules are moving very quickly (450 m/s), have large
spaces between them (20 times larger than molecules), and small
forces of attraction. There is a lot of space between the air particles
for the perfume particles to move. In a short time, the perfume
particles move past many air particles and across the room.
p. 277 continued
5. When you left the car at night, there was plenty of
water vapour outside the car. The water particles
were moving quickly, had large spaces between
them, and were not attracted to each other.
Overnight, the particles cooled and slowed down.
Each time a slow-moving particle struck the car, it
was strongly attracted to the other particles, and
stuck there. Gradually a layer of solid frost was built
up.
p. 277 continued
6. In the liquid state, the atoms of mercury are moving fast
enough to for there to be spaces between the atoms. The
forces between the particles are medium strength. As the
mercury is cooled, its particles move more slowly, and the
spaces between the particles get smaller, making the
attractive forces stronger. Eventually, the attractive forces
between the particles cause the atoms to settle into a defined
shape. The mercury is changed to the solid state.
p. 277 continued
7. Students may conclude that evaporation and boiling
are the same, because they both involve particles of
a liquid gaining energy, moving more rapidly, and
changing to a gas. Some students may point out that
evaporation happens only at the surface of a liquid,
so only those particles are gaining enough energy to
change state, while boiling happens throughout the
liquid, so we see bubbles of gas forming and rising to
the surface.
p. 277 continued
p. 280
2. Internal friction would be the friction between one part of a fluid and a
neighbouring part of the same fluid, all inside the same fluid. In a fluid
with great internal friction (particles are packed tightly together), the
particles have to try a lot harder to slide past each other.
3. The performance of many products depends on viscosity. Imagine
toothpaste as thin as milk, or rubbing alcohol as thick as honey. Each
product must have carefully controlled viscosity in order to perform well.
4. Anyone who designs, tests, or uses food products, cosmetics, drugs,
cleaners, paints, glues, hydraulics, fuels, or gases must have some
knowledge of viscosity. Experts would need specialized knowledge. When
you operate a boat, you encounter the viscosity of water and wind, fuel
and oil, lubricants and waxes, paints and glues, as well as personal
protective materials like sunscreen.
p. 281
• 2. The greater the viscosity is of a liquid, the lower its
flow rate is. For example, white glue has high
viscosity, and flows very slowly.
• 3. Several tests are possible. 1. Drop identical
marbles into cylinders of fluids. The greater the
viscosity is, the more time it takes for the fluid to
reach the bottom. 2. Pour the fluid into a container
with a small hole in the bottom, and measure the
volume of fluid that comes out in one minute. The
greater the viscosity is, the smaller the flow rate is.
p. 285
1. The viscosity of paint is very important to
the painter. Paint should be smooth enough
to brush on easily, without being sticky or
gummy. Brush marks should flow easily over a
few minutes to provide a smooth surface. Paint
should not flow so easily that it runs down the
wall, or drips from the brush. Paints with the
most carefully controlled viscosities will give
better results, and probably cost more.
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2. Perhaps there is something inconsistent in
their experiment. Students could look for differences
in the way that the oil is measured,
prepared, or tipped. There might be small
differences in the surface of the metal. Are different
students using the stopwatch each time?
3. There are several acceptable possibilities. A
descriptive set of categories might be “watery,
oily, greasy,” or “thin, creamy, thick.” Any set
of categories that contains a consistent set of
examples is acceptable.
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4. Containers are made to be water-proof to prevent
the evaporation of the water. More generally,
containers are designed to be impervious
to the solvents and solutes in the product. To
keep a product in its proper condition, seal
the container, keep it out of high temperatures
(like inside a car), keep it out of light (which
can cause chemical changes), and keep it away
from constant vibration, (which can shake the
components apart).
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5. Any test that provides both a constant force
and a constant resistance to flow can be used
to determine flow rate. A constant weight on
a tube of toothpaste could provide the constant
force. A consistent hole in the toothpaste
tube could provide constant resistance. In our
experiments, we used constant gravity (slope)
to provide the force, and constant surface
(ramp) to provide the resistance.
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6. Many acceptable answers are possible. Many
people use a “drip test”: plunge some kind of
stick or spoon into the fluid, and observe how
quickly the substance drips from the stick.
Others use a “stir test”: how much resistance
can you feel if you stir the fluid?
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2. The average kinetic energy of the particles in a
glass of water can be increased by heating the
water to a higher temperature. Likewise, the
average kinetic energy can be reduced by cooling
the water to a lower temperature.
3. Students should list three of the following
factors: temperature, state, concentration of
its components, attractive forces between particles,
and the size of particles
p. 290 continued
4. Increasing the temperature of a gas increases the
random motion of its particles. This finding results in
more collisions with the walls of the container and
other particles
5. The greater the concentration of flour particles
in cake batter is, the greater the viscosity
of the batter is. Other examples abound.
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1. The cornstarch is a thickener. It increases the
viscosity of the gravy.
2. During the hot summer months, pavement
is less viscous. It is easier to pack, and settles
more completely as the traffic rolls over it.
3. Place the container of molasses into a large
bowl of hot water. As the molasses warms up,
it becomes less viscous. Alternatively, add some
of the water from the recipe to the container.
The diluted molasses flows more readily.
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4. Tar is much more viscous when it is cool.
During the winter, the tar is a glassy solid.
5. Summer oil is more viscous than winter oil.
Modern motor oils have additives that actually
get thicker as the temperature increases, keeping
the oil about the same viscosity for both
winter and summer.
6. Warm the bottle of maple syrup in a bowl of
hot water
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7. As the temperature increases, the particles move
more quickly. This process increases the spaces
between the particles, and reduces the attractive
forces between the particles. The resistance to flow is
reduced. Students’ diagrams should show speed,
spaces, and forces.
8. Large particles do not flow past each other as easily as
small particles.
9. The viscosity of gas actually increases with greater
temperature. The random motion of the oxygen
particles slows the flow along a tube. This effect is the
opposite of liquids. To decrease the viscosity of oxygen
at room temperature, I would raise the temperature.
p. 298 - 299
• 2. The particles in solids are held close
together by strong, attractive forces, and
cannot move around and between each other.
In liquids and gases, the spaces between the
particles are larger, the forces are weaker, and
the particles are able to move around each
other. Gases and liquids are free to flow;
solids are not.
3. (a) The particles of a solid are close together,
strongly attracted, and vibrate about fixed positions.
As energy is added, the particles vibrate more
quickly, and over a greater distance. The particles
gradually become farther apart, causing the forces
between them to decrease. Eventually, the particles
move fast enough to overcome the forces of
attraction and move around each other.
(b) In a gas, the particles are far apart, experience
very weak attractive forces, and are totally free to
move about at great speed. As the gas is cooled, the
particles are slowed down. Eventually, the particles
are moving slowly enough that the attractive forces
are able to hold the particles together. At this point,
the gas becomes condensed to a liquid.
4. In condensation, energy is removed. The
particles move more slowly and are attracted
more strongly to each other. The gas becomes
a liquid. In evaporation, energy is added to
a liquid, causing its particles to move farther
apart. This process weakens the attractive
forces. With enough kinetic energy, the particles
separate into a gas.
5. Students’ answers may vary. If the bottom of
a bowl is pressed into the bucket of sand, the
bowl does not cause the sand to flow. The
sand behaves as a solid. If a small amount of
water is added to the sand to dampen it, the
attractive force increases between the sand
grains. The sand does not pour, and behaves like a solid.
7. (a) and (b) The main factors that affect the
viscosity of fluids are the following:
• Size of the particles: The greater the
size, the more difficult it is for particles
to move past each other.
• Nature of the particle: Particles that are
sticky, or are long and able to tangle, will
reduce the ability of a substance to flow.
• Concentration: The greater the concentration
of a solute is, the greater its effect
is on the viscosity. The more particles of a
substance that are present, the more they
will affect the viscosity.
• Temperature. The greater the temperature
of a fluid is, the greater the kinetic energy
of its particles is. At high kinetic energies,
liquids flow faster, and are less viscous.
Gases become more viscous at high temperatures
because the random high-speed
motion of the gas particles increases the
chaos of the flowing gas, and causes it to
flow more slowly.
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particles experience slower motion,
smaller spaces, and greater attractive forces.
Therefore, they flow more slowly.
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The particles in a gas are free to move large
distances. As they are heated, the random
motion of gas particles increases, and the gas
particles collide more frequently with each
other and with the sides of the container. This
process increases the internal friction of the
gas, and the viscosity.
12. Oil molecules are much larger and longer
than water molecules. If a water molecule is
a bead, then an oil molecule is like 20 beads
on a string. Each long, narrow oil particle can
tangle with, and be attracted to, many other
particles, which causes resistance to flow.
13. The greater the flow rate is, the less the viscosity is. This
relationship is called an inverse relationship.
14. (a) Mechanic: Many fluids like motor oil,
brake fluid, and transmission fluid are used
in motor vehicles. Each fluid has a special
viscosity to do a particular job.
(b) Candy maker: Chocolate, caramel, nougat,
and gum drops all flow in their own ways.
These materials can be handled and shaped
only by someone who understands how
their viscosities change with
temperature.
(c) Baker: From thin batters to thick doughs,
the baker must know how each substance
will behave when mixed, shaped, and
heated.
15. (a) The microwave oven gave more kinetic
• energy to the air and water particles
• trapped in the bubbles in the marshmallow.
• As the particles moved faster, they pushed
• the bubbles outward causing expansion.
• (b) Cooling the marshmallow slowed the
• air and water particles in the bubbles. At
• slower speeds, they could not push the
• bubbles outward, so the bubbles collapsed
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16. (a) Substance 3 is the most viscous; substance
2 is the least viscous.
(b) Substance 3 is most likely to be a solid at
room temperature.
(c) Substance 2 has very low viscosity, like
water or alcohol. Its particles already
move quickly around and past each other.
Warming this substance a few degrees has
little additional effect on viscosity.