Interconversion of States of Matter

What Do You Mean by Interconversion of States of Matter?

After knowing what is at state, the question will be much easier to comprehend. In chemistry, matter is any material that has mass and occupies space, implying that it has volume. Matter is anything that can be felt and is made up of atoms and their subparticles.

All matter has the ability to alter states. This is known as matter interconversion. When precise physical circumstances, such as the temperature and pressure of the material, alter, matter can transition from one state to another. Matter is classified into three types: solids, liquids, and gasses. Different processes result in the interconversion of matter states. 

(1) Vaporization: This is a phase change from the liquid to the vapor phase. The temperature at which liquid turns to vapor is known as the boiling point. As an example, consider water boiling. At 100 degrees Celsius, water vaporizes.

(2) Freezing, also known as solidification, is a state transition in which a liquid transforms into a solid when its temperature falls below the freezing point. The freezing point is the temperature at which a liquid turns solid. One example of freezing is water turning to ice.

(3) Sublimation: The transition from a solid to a vapor state without going through a liquid state is known as sublimation, and the material is known as sublime. Dry ice (solid CO2) and iodine sublimes are two examples.

(4) Melting: The temperature at which a substance transitions from a solid to a liquid is referred to as its melting point. Ice melts at 0 degrees Celsius.