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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Properties and Measurements

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the various attributes of water and how they affect life on Earth.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Liquids

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will describe a liquid according to the kinetic-molecular theory. They will also learn how a liquid exhibits surface...
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: College Physics: Phase Changes

For Students 11th - 12th
Learn about the phases of matter in this section of a college textbook. Section defines the phases of matter and discusses how to interpret a phase diagram. Also explored is partial pressures and Dalton's Law. Section also includes...
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Website
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Phase Changes

For Students 10th - 12th
Learn how to interpret a phase diagram, explain Dalton's Law, and describe the state of equilibrium between a liquid and a gas, a liquid and a solid, and a gas and a solid. This resource contains in-depth explanations and multiple...
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Website
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Humidity, Evaporation, and Boiling

For Students 10th - 12th
Learn about the relationship between vapor pressure of water and capacity of air to hold water vapor, the relationship between relative humidity and partial pressure of water vapor in the air, and how to calculate vapor density,...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Humidity, Evaporation, and Boiling

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain the relationship between vapor pressure of water and the capacity of air to hold water vapor, explain the relationship between relative humidity and partial pressure of water vapor...
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Graphic
Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon: Vapor Pressure Tank

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic design of a demonstration machine that will lower the vapor pressure and cause water to evaporate at room temperature.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Chemistry, Vapor Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of virtual experiments that show students the power and importance of evaporation.
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Handout
USA Today

Usa Today: Weather Basics: Understanding Humidity

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is a guide to understanding humidity and related weather concepts. Includes helpful definitions of multiple terms.
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Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Observed Dew Point Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what dew point is and how it relates to moisture content of the air. Also explains condensation and relative humidity.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Vapor Pressure of Liquids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the relationship between the vapor pressure of liquid and its temperature. They use a Pressure Sensor and a Temperature Probe to collect pressure and temperature data. Students compare the vapor pressure of two liquids.
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Website
Environmental Chemistry

Periodic Table of Elements: Gallium

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed look at the element Gallium, a member of the Boron Group.
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Website
Environmental Chemistry

Periodic Table of Elements: Indium

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed look at the element Indium, a member of the Boron Group.
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Website
Environmental Chemistry

Periodic Table of Elements: Thallium

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed look at the element Thallium, a member of the Boron Group.
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Handout
Purdue University

Purdue University: Vapor Pressure Lowering

For Students 9th - 10th
A good explanation of vapor pressure depression.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Physics & Chemistry: Volatility (Chemistry)

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed explanation of the term 'volatility' and how it is used in chemistry and physics. (Updated: January 9, 2012)
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Physics & Chemistry: Boiling Point

For Students 9th - 10th
A scientific explanation of what a boiling point is, the factors that can alter a liquid's boiling point, changes of state that occur at the boiling point, and how the normal boiling point relates to a liquid's vapor pressure. (Updated:...
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Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Ideal and Real Gas Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
The ideal gas law is stated and explained at this site from the Towson University. It is then used to derive the other gas laws (Charles, Boyle's, Gay-Lussac's, Avogadro's, combined, etc.). Other gas law relationships are discussed....
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Other

Ics: Temperature, Humidity, and Dew Point

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a discussion of dew point and relative humidity, containing formulas that look at connections between temperature, humidity, and dew point.
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Handout
Wyzant

Wyzant: Chem Tutor: Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy page covering most all the gas laws. Each law is described in words and stated as an equation. The use of each law in solving problems is demonstrated. Some problem-solving tips are provided. There are 23 practice problems with...
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Unit Plan
State University of New York

State University of New York: The Classius Clapyron Equation

For Students 9th - 10th
The Classius-Clapyron equation can be used to determine the enthalpy of vaporization from vapor pressure measurements over a range of temperatures. In this simulation students are asked to create the appropriate plot of the data and use...
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Handout
Other

American Institute of Physics: Vapor Pressure Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Type in an element or compound and the temperature and corresponding vapor pressures are shown.
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Website
University of Florida

Chemistry 2041 Lecture Notes: Ideal Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
The ideal gas law is presented and explained. The derivation of other gas laws is performed. Gas behavior is explained in terms of gas laws. Excellent graphics.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Vapor Pressure Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
Use these virtual vapor pressure experiments to learn more about gases' reactions in various scenarios.