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Basic Matter

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 37 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The resistance a material offers to penetration of scratching






2. Earthenware - porcelain - stoneware and glass






3. A substance made of only one element or compound






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. A force of attraction between particles






10. Bond between adjacent oppositely charged ions






11. 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.






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






13. Hydrogen bond - van der Waals bond






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






15. Vegetable and meat origin






16. The ability of a material to withstand pulling forces






17. Fixed volume and fixed shape






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






19. Thermosets and thermoplastics






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






21. The ability of a material to be drawn or extruded into a wire or other extended shape.






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






23. Natural wood and manmade






24. No fixed volume and no fixed shape






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






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






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






28. 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






29. Fixed volume but take the shape of their container






30. Ferrous and non - ferrous






31. 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)






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






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






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






35. A substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances






36. 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)






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