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Basic Matter

Subject : engineering
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1. The ability of a material to be drawn or extruded into a wire or other extended shape.






2. A measure of the degree of increase in dimension when an object is heated. This can be measured by an increase in the length (m) - area (m2) or volume (m3). The expansivity can be measured as a fractional increase in dimension per Kelvin increase in






3. A substance made of only one element or compound






4. Hydrogen bond - van der Waals bond






5. Caused by an attraction between the positively charged metal atom nuclei and the negatively charged cloud of free electrons. Free electron allows metals to be a good thermal and electrical conductors and let the bond not fixed in position






6. Natural wood and manmade






7. 1) Thermoplastics plastics 2) Thermoset plastics 3) Elastomers






8. A positively or negatively charged atom or molecule caused by he loss or gain of electrons from an atom or atoms






9. A substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances






10. Fixed volume and fixed shape






11. Ferrous and non - ferrous






12. Vegetable and meat origin






13. Formed when the fluctuating electrostatic charge in adjacent atoms of different molecules produces a weak electrostatic force between the molecules. Also present as a secondary bond between the long- chain molecules of polymers.






14. V = IR (V= voltage - I = current - R = resistance). unit - Ohms






15. The ability of a material to resist the propagation of cracks






16. A substance formed by the combination of elements in fixed proportions






17. A substance made of two or more substances that can be separated by physical means - ie not chemically bonded together






18. Bond that shares electrons in order to complete part- filled shells






19. The smallest part of an element that can exist chemically






20. A mixture composed of two or more substances (materials) with one substance acting as the matrix or glue






21. Mass per unit volumn of a material (D = M/V) unit : kg/m3






22. A mixture that contains at least one metal. This can be a mixture of metals or a mixture of metals and non - metals






23. Two or more atoms which are normally bonded together covalently






24. This is the measure of a material's ability to conduct electricity. lower resistivity conducts electricity well






25. The resistance of an elastic body to deflection by an applied force






26. 1) glasses 2) glass ceramics 3) Graphite 4)Diamond






27. Earthenware - porcelain - stoneware and glass






28. Thermosets and thermoplastics






29. 1) Ferrous metals and alloys (irons - carbon steels - alloy steels - stainless steels - too and die steels) 2) nonferrous metals and alloys (aluminum - copper - magnesium - nickel - titanium - precious metals - refractory metals - super alloys)






30. Bond between adjacent oppositely charged ions






31. 1)reinforced plastics 2)Metal- matrix composites 3)Ceramic- matrix composites 4)sandwich structures 5)concrete






32. Fixed volume but take the shape of their container






33. A force of attraction between particles






34. A measure of how fast heat is conduct through a slab of material with a given temperature difference across the slab. Unit: W/m C (W = watts - m = metres - C = Celsius)






35. The ability of a material to withstand pulling forces






36. The resistance a material offers to penetration of scratching






37. No fixed volume and no fixed shape