Properties & Changes
Matter Matters
The Periodic Table
Elements
Potpourri
100

A property of a substance that can be observed without changing it into a new substance. 

A physical property

100

Matter made of only one kind of atom. (Ex. hydrogen)

Elements

100

Groups 3-12 are also known as _____ _____.

Transition Metals

100

What is Potassium's atomic number?

19

100

Metalloids are between metals and non-metals, along what is called the ________.

stairstep

200

A property of a substance that describes its ability to change into new substances.

A chemical property

200

Matter made of two or more substances mixed together but keep their own properties. (Ex. salt water)

Mixtures

200

Metals are on the ____ of the periodic table, nonmetals are on the _____.

Left, right

200

Flourine is in group 17. It would be violently reactive with what other element: Promethium, Rubidium, or Thallium?

Rubidium (in Group 1)

200

The Lanthanide Series is named after the element _____.

Lanthanum

300

Which is a physical property: Solubility, ability to rust, or reactivity?

Solubility

300

Matter with a definite composition and characteristic properties. (Ex. water)

Substance

300

Barium is in Group 2, Period _____.

6

300

The atomic number tell you the number of _____ in an element. 

protons

300

Arsenic is: a non-metal, a metalloid, or a metal?

Metalloid

400

Which is a chemical property: Melting point, boiling point, or flammability?

Flammability

400

Matter made of two or more elements that are chemically combined. (Ex. salt)

Compounds

400

What series is named after Actinium?

Actnide Series

400

What is the atomic mass of gold?

196.97

400

A dead log rots in the woods. This is most likely to be: a physical change or a chemical change?

A chemical change

500

Changes of state are ______ changes, while burning/combustion is a ______ change.

physical, chemical

500

You can see the different parts of a ____ mixture, but not in a ____ mixture. (Ex. 1: trail mix Ex. 2: pulp-free orange juice)

Heterogeneous, homogeneous

500

Group 17 is also known as the _____ _____?

Halogen Group

500

Atoms of an element with different numbers of neutrons are called _____?

Isotopes

500

When thermal energy is absorbed during a change of matter, then it is an _________ change.

endothermic