Types of Matter
Type of matter that is a pure substance and can be found on the Periodic Table?
Element
State of matter with definite volume but no definite shape?
liquid
Subatomic particle with positive charge found in the nucleus of an atom?
proton
These elements are shiny, hard and malleable?
metals
Total amount of space an object occupies?
volume
Formed as a result of a physical combination of substances and can often be separated?
Mixture
State of matter with no definite volume and particles move at high speeds in all directions?
gas
Core of an atom?
nucleus
These elements are located on the right side of the zig-zag line on the PT?
nonmetals
mass
Salt, water and sugar are all examples of?
compounds
Evaporation
Electrons are organized in these around the nucleus of an atom?
energy levels
These elements have properties of metals and nonmetals?
metalloids
Anything that has mass and takes up space?
matter
Gold, silver, nickel and nitrogen are all examples of?
Elements
A change of state from a liquid to a solid?
freezing
The outermost electrons in an atom involved in the formation of chemical bonds?
valence electrons
Increasing atomic number
The basic building block of all matter?
atoms
A particle of a compound is called?
Molecule
State of matter where particles are packed tightly together and locked in place?
solid
Charge and location of a neutron?
neutral and in the nucleus
Vertical columns of elements are called?
Groups/Families
density