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the concept of phase state can also be applied to social change.
it can be impossible to predict the point/moment at which serious social change - good or bad - takes place. just as if one had never seen water boil before it would be difficult to predict what change would occur as the temp approached 212 F, it may be impossible/difficult to know at what point serious social changes might occur in a complex system.
an analogy: a mechanical levered light switch may move through a near-180 degree arc, but at some point the contact is made and the light goes on/off. if one had never seen this occur and did not know the underlying mechanism (which is certainly true for most factors in complex social situations!) it would be hard to predict what would happen at some point in the lever's movement.
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Are phase changes physical or chemical in nature?
Phase changes are physical changes in nature. They involve a change in the state of matter (solid, liquid, gas) rather than a change in the chemical composition of the substance. Heating or cooling a substance can trigger phase changes.
What is the transformation of a physical state of a substance into a different physical state?
The transformation of a physical state of a substance into a different physical state is called a phase change. An example of this is water changing from solid (ice), to a liquid (water), to a gas (steam).
When a substance from any state of matter to another is called a?
This is called a change in the physical state of the substance. For example formation of ice from water is a change in the physical state of water.
When matter changes from one state to another What is the process called?
The process is called a phase change or a change of state. This occurs when matter transitions from one physical state, such as solid, liquid, or gas, to another state due to changes in temperature or pressure.
Is a melting wax a physical or chemical property?
Melting wax is a physical property because it does not change the chemical composition of the wax when it transitions from solid to liquid state. The process just involves a physical change in the state of matter.
Are phase changes physical or chemical in nature?
Phase changes are physical changes in nature. They involve a change in the state of matter (solid, liquid, gas) rather than a change in the chemical composition of the substance. Heating or cooling a substance can trigger phase changes.
What is it called when the three states change?
changes of state are called phase changes.
Is phase changes physical or chemical?
Phase changes are physical changes, not chemical changes. They involve a change in the state of matter (solid, liquid, gas) without altering the chemical composition of the substance.
What is the transformation of a physical state of a substance into a different physical state?
The transformation of a physical state of a substance into a different physical state is called a phase change. An example of this is water changing from solid (ice), to a liquid (water), to a gas (steam).
What is the process called when a substance changes its physical state but not its chemical state?
This process is most generally called "phase transition". Specific example include dissolution, melting, freezing, condensation, and allotrope transitions.
Melting is an example of a?
Melting is an example of a phase change. The substance is going from the solid state to the liquid state.
When a solid changes state to a liquid what is it called?
sublimation and phase change
When matter changes from one state to onother what is it called?
A phase transition.
When the physical state of a substance changes during a phase what happens to the temperature of the system?
The temperature remain constant during a change of phase.
When matter changes from one state to another is called what?
Physical changes.
Solid changing into vapor is called?
Sublimation is the process when a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid. This occurs when the conditions are such that the solid phase can bypass the liquid phase and enter the gas phase.
When matter changes from one state to another what do you call this process?
This process is called a phase change or a change of state. It involves the transformation of matter from one physical state (solid, liquid, gas) to another through the absorption or release of energy.
