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Basic Matter

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 37 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. No fixed volume and no fixed shape






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






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






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






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






7. Hydrogen bond - van der Waals bond






8. 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)






9. Fixed volume and fixed shape






10. Natural wood and manmade






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






12. Fixed volume but take the shape of their container






13. The resistance a material offers to penetration of scratching






14. A force of attraction between particles






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






16. Thermosets and thermoplastics






17. A substance made of only one element or compound






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






19. 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)






20. Earthenware - porcelain - stoneware and glass






21. 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






22. The ability of a material to withstand pulling forces






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






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






25. Vegetable and meat origin






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






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






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






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






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






31. A substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances






32. Ferrous and non - ferrous






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






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






35. Bond between adjacent oppositely charged ions






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






37. 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.