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Matter in Our Surroundings July 2
Matter in Our Surroundings July 2
Q.3. Why does our palm feel cold when we put some acetone or Q5. Give two reasons to justify.
petrol or perfume on it? (a) Water at room temperature is a liquid.
Ans. Acetone, petrol, and perfume are highly volatile substances i.e. (b) An iron almirah is solid at room temperature.
these have a high evaporation rate even at room temperature. So, Ans. (a) Whether a substance will be in solid, liquid or gaseous state
when put on our palm, these take heat from the palm and quickly depends upon the strength of the intermolecular bonds. The strength
evaporate making our palm cool. of bonds in turn depends upon, among other things, the temperature
of the substance. As the temperature of a substance is gradually
Q4. Why are we able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a saucer than increased, the intermolecular bonds are weakened. As a result, the
a cup ? state of the substance changes from solid to liquid to gaseous. At
Ans. The rate of cooling of a liquid depends upon its surface area. A room temperature, the intermolecular bonds in water are
saucer has much larger surface area than a cup. When we pour hot considerably weak. At room temperature, intermolecular spaces in
tea or milk into a saucer, surface area of liquid increases, which water and the KE of water molecules are large.
results in its faster cooling. Thus, we are able sip hot tea or milk Hence, water is liquid at room temperature.
faster from a saucer than from a cup. (b) In an iron almirah at room temperature, the
(i) Intermolecular forces are very large, and
Q5. What type of clothes should we wear in summers? (ii) Intermolecular spaces as well as kinetic energy are very
Ans. During summer, we sweat a lot. Cotton is a good absorber of water. small.
So, cotton cloths absorb sweat and expose it to atmosphere for Thus, the molecules are held together very tightly. Therefore,
easy evaporation which makes our body cool. the almirah is solid at room temperature.
A B
SOLID LIQUID GAS
D C
F
Decrease heat and
increase pressure