States of Matter
Has a definite shape and volume; Has three dimensions
What is a solid?
Has 3 valence electrons
What is the Boron Family?
The center of an atom; acts as the control center
What is the nucleus?
The property displayed by certain metals that enables them to be drawn out into wires without breaking
What is ductility?
The ability to react with acids
What is acidity?
Has no definite shape, but has a definite volume
What is a liquid?
Has four valence electrons; includes metals, non-metals, and metalloids
What is the Carbon Family?
The innermost energy level of an atom has a limit of this many electrons
What is 2 valence electrons?
The property displayed by certain metals that enables them to be hammered, rolled out, shaped, etc. without breaking
What is Malleability?
The ability of a chemical to burn or ignite, causing fire or combustion
What is flammability?
Flows completely free; Has no definite shape or volume
What is a gas?
Has 5 valence electrons; This element makes up 78% of our atmosphere
What is the Nitrogen Family?
The second energy level of an atom has a limit of this many electrons
What is 8 valence electrons
The property of an object that resists being crushed or deformed
What is hardness?
The loss of electrons, commonly known to cause rust on a substance
What is Oxidation?
an ionized gas consisting of positive ions and free electrons in proportions resulting in more or less no overall electric charge, typically at low pressures
What is Plasma?
Has 6 valence electrons; It is the most abundant element in the earth's crust
What is the Oxygen Family?
The third energy level of an atom has a limit of this many electrons
What is 18 valence electrons?
The property of an object that can easily be broken or crushed into smaller pieces under low pressure
What is brittleness?
the ability of matter to react chemically with other substances
What is reactivity?
a group of atoms cooled to within a hair of absolute zero
What is bose-einstein condensates?
Have 7 valence electrons; can react with alkali metals to make salts
What is the Halogen family?
The outermost energy level of an atom has a limit of this many electrons
What is 32 valence electrons?
The property of metals, some metalloids, and ionic solutions that allow an electric current to pass through them
What is conductivity?
The degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism
What is toxicity?