Module 1 – States of Matter

Concepts Covered – States of Matter

1. The particulate nature of matter (theory and evidence for the particulate nature of matter)
2. Properties of matter (shape, volume, arrangement of particles, compactness, inter-particular forces of attraction, compressibility, movement of particles)
3. Changes of state of matter (melting, freezing, condensation, evaporation, sublimation, deposition)
4. Movement of particles (diffusion, osmosis, Brownian motion, active transport)
5. Rate of diffusion (factors affecting the rate of diffusion)
6. Physical and Chemical changes (physical and chemical properties, features of physical and chemical changes, with examples).
7. Exothermic / endothermic reactions (theory and examples)
8. Heating and cooling curve