Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Kinetic particle model of matter

Kinetic particle model of matter — practice question

Fig. 4.1 shows an atom.
(a(i))[1]

Using circles about the same size as those in Fig. 4.1 to represent atoms, sketch the arrangement of atoms in a crystalline solid on Fig. 4.2.

(a(ii))[1]

Using circles about the same size as those in Fig. 4.1 to represent atoms, sketch the arrangement of atoms in a gas on Fig. 4.3.

(b(i))[1]

Describe how the atoms move in a solid.

(b(ii))[2]

A sculptor uses a cutting tool to make a statue from a block of crystalline rock. Explain why he must exert a large force on the tool to chip off a small piece of rock.

(c)[2]

State and explain, in terms of atoms, what happens to the helium from the balloon after the balloon bursts.

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