Properties of Matter
Amount of matter in an object
Mass
Particle with no electric charge
neutron
metals
How strongly gravity pulls on an object
Weight
Mass of all the particles in an atom
atom mass
When metals combine with nonmetals from the environment
corrosion
The amount of matter in a certain substance
Density
Particle with one unit of positive electric charge
proton
A material that conducts electricity better than nonmetal
Semiconductor
measures how much space matter takes up
Volume
The smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element
atom
This element stands for water
H2o
The upward push of a liquid or gas on an object placed in it
buoyancy
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into any simpler substances through chemical reactions
element
The ability to bent, hammered, or flattened without breaking
Malleability