States of Matter
This state of matter has a definite shape and volume, with particles tightly packed together vibrating in place.
What is a solid?
This standard metric unit is used when measuring the volume of a regular solid using length x width x height.
What is cm3 (cubic centimeters)?
An object with a density greater than 1.0 g/mL will perform this action when placed in pure water.
What is sink?
This specific type of phase change occurs when a liquid turns into a gas strictly at its surface.
What is evaporation?
Iron, nickel, and cobalt are three key elements that demonstrate this physical property of attraction.
What is magnetism?
This state of matter has an indefinite shape, a definite volume, and particles that slide past one another.
What is a liquid?
To find the volume of an irregular solid using water displacement, you subtract the initial volume from this value.
What is the final volume?
You calculate density by dividing an object's mass by this measurement.
What is Volume?
This phase change occurs when heat is removed from a gas, causing particles to slow down and form a liquid.
What is condensation?
This term describes how light reflects off the surface of a material, often categorized as shiny or dull.
What is luster?
Particles in this state of matter have the highest kinetic energy, moving rapidly and spreading far apart in all directions.
What is a gas?
Because 1 cm3 is directly equal to this metric unit, solid and liquid volume measurements can be easily converted.
What is 1 mL?
If an unknown block has a mass of 12 g and a volume of 3 cm3, this calculated value determines whether it will sink or float in water.
What is 4 g/cm3 (it will sink)?
As heat is added to a substance during a phase change, this specific type of energy increases, causing the particles to move faster.
What is kinetic energy?
Clay and soft metals exhibit this property, which allows them to be hammered or rolled into thin sheets without shattering.
What is malleability?
Unlike mass, which stays constant throughout the universe, this property changes depending on location and gravitational force.
What is weight?
This is the volume of a rectangular box with a length of 5 cm, a width of 2 cm, and a height of 3 cm.
What is 30 cm3?
This is the density of a 50 g sample that occupies a volume of 10 mL.
What is 5 g/mL?
Thermal energy must be removed (not added) during these two reverse phase changes to slow particle motion down.
What are freezing and condensation?
Nonmetals typically have a low rating for this property, which measures how rapidly heat transfers through a material.
What is thermal conductivity?
Light, sound, heat, and forces are excluded from being matter because they lack these two fundamental properties.
What are mass and volume (taking up space)?
If an irregular object causes water in a graduated cylinder to rise from 25 mL to 42 mL, this is the object's exact volume.
What is 17 mL (or 17 cm3)?
To find the mass of a substance when density and volume are known, you use this mathematical operation on those two values.
What is multiplication (M = D x V)?
At these two specific temperature thresholds, adding thermal energy causes particles to speed up and overcome their attractions rather than increasing the material's temperature.
What are the melting point and boiling point?
For most solid solutes dissolving in liquid solvents, increasing this factor will increase the overall solubility.
What is temperature?