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117 Matter
Question | Answer |
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A state of matter that keeps it's shape and is very hard to compress | Solid |
A state of matter that flows freely and takes the shape of it's container | Liquid |
A state of matter that takes up the entire volume of it's container and can move through the air | Gas |
Anything that takes up space and has mass | Matter |
The amount of matter in something | Mass |
The amount of space something occupies | Volume |
A property that is used to characterize materials in experiments that change their identity | Chemical Property |
A characteristic you can measure without changing it's identity | Physical Property |
Smallest unit of matter | Atom |
Number of protons in an atom of a given element | Atomic number |
Number of protons plus the number of neutrons in an atom | Atomic mass |
Center of the atom that has the protons and neutrons | Nucleus |
Positive subatomic particle in the nucleus | Proton |
Neutral subatomic particle in the nucleus | Neutron |
Negative subatomic particle that is around the outside of the nucleus | Electron |
The ability to be flattened into a sheet; bendable | Malleability |
Ability to be stretched into a wire | Ductility |
Ability to react with another substance | Reactivity |
Horizontal rows on periodic table | Period |
Vertical columns on periodic table | Groups |
Temperature where a solid turns to liquid | Melting point |
Temperature where liquid turns to gas | Boiling point |
Shiny, good conductors, malleable, ductility | Metal |
Like both metal and non-metal, shiny, malleable, semi-conductors | Metalloid |
Poor conductors, mostly gases, dull | Non-metal |