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Introduction To Matter

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1. A property of matter that describes a substances ability to participate in chemical reactions






2. The resistance of a gas or liquid to flow.






3. A vertical column of elements in the periodic table; elements in a group share chemical properties






4. The process in which a solid changes directly into a gas (the term is sometimes also used for the reverse process).






5. The law that states that the repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic numbers of the elements.






6. The curve at a liquid's surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid.






7. A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically - a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.






8. The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.






9. A mixture consisting of tiny particles that are intermediate in size between those in solutions and those in suspensions and that are suspended in liquid - solid - or gas






10. A homogeneous mixture throughout which two or more substances are uniformly dispersed.






11. An atom that has the same number of protons (or the same atomic number) as other atoms of teh same element do but that has a different number of neutrons (and thus a different atomic mass)






12. One of the elements of group 17 of the periodic table






13. The law that states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the temperature of a gas when pressure is constant


14. The change of a substance from one physical state to another






15. In physical science - an atom's central region - which is made up of protons and neutrons.






16. A substance that cannot be separate or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means






17. The amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture - solution - or ore






18. An element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well.






19. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom; the atomic number is the same for all atoms of an element






20. A region around the nucleus of an atom where electrons are likely to be found






21. A nerve cell that is specialized to receive and conduct electrical impulses.






22. The conversion of a liquid to a vapor when the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure






23. A characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change - such as density - color - or hardness.






24. One of the elements of group 2 of the periodic table






25. A subatomic particle that has a negative charge






26. A change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties






27. The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas






28. One of the elements of Group 1 of the periodic table






29. A mixture in which particles of a material are more or less evenly dispersed throughout a liquid or gas.






30. The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element






31. A measure of the amount of matter in an object; a fundamental property of an object that is not affected by the forces that act on the object - such as the gravitational force.






32. The force that acts on the surface of a liquid and that tends to minimize the area of the surface.






33. An element that conducts heat and electricity poorly and that does not form positive ions in an electrolytic solution.






34. The state of matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape






35. The change of state from a gas to a liquid






36. The amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface.






37. One of the elements of Group 18 of the periodic table (helium - neon - argon - krypton - xenon - and radon); noble gases are unreactive.






38. A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds






39. The law that states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure of a gas when temperature is constant


40. In a solution - the substance in which the solute dissolves.






41. A unit of mass that describes the mass of an atom or molecule






42. The state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixed.






43. Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors.






44. A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.






45. A measure of the size or region in three-dimensional space.






46. Anything that has mass and takes up space.






47. A sample of matter - either a single element or a single compound - that has definite chemical and physical properties.






48. The tendency of an object to resist being moved or - if the object is moving - to resist a change in speed or direction until an outside force acts on the object






49. A subatomic particle that has a positive charge and that is located in the nucleus of an atom; the number of protons in the nucleus is the atomic number - which determines the identity of an element.






50. The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance