Properties of Matter
Name a substance that has high viscosity.
Answers vary.
A substance has a melting point of 0 Celsius and a boiling point of 100 Celsius. That substance is most likely what?
Water
What is the name for a tiny piece of matter that cannot be divided?
Atom
What are the vertical columns in the periodic table called?
Groups or Families
What day of the week this year is New Years Eve?
Tuesday
A substance made up of only one kind of atom
Element
What phase of matter has no definite volume or shape?
A gas
Which subatomic particle has a positive charge
Proton
What are the horizonal rows in a periodic table called?
Periods.
What percent of your entire course grade is the final exam worth (if you have to take the final)?
25%
A mixture that appears uniform(the same) throughout.
Homogenous.
This phase change is going from a solid directly to a gas, skipping the liquid phase.
Sublimation.
In what area of the atom do you find the negative charges?
Which part of the atom symbol identifies an element.
The atomic number(number of protons).
How many science credits are required to graduate in NC?
3 (Earth & Environmental, Physical Science/Chemistry & Biology)
Give three of the five properties of metals
Shiny, Opaque, Malleable, Ductile and a conductor.
This phase change is the opposite of condensation.
Vaporization.
How do you calculate the number of neutrons in an atom?
Mass number minus number of protons.
How is atomic mass(weight) calculated?
The average of all the isotopes of that element on Earth. Often a decimal.
How many class days are left before our teacher-made final? Do not include today or the final exam day.
Filtration can separate mixtures based on what property?
Particle size.
This law states that the volume of a gas is proportional to its temperature if all else is constant.
Charles' Law.
What is different about Carbon-12 and Carbon-13.
Answers vary. Same # of protons, different number of neutrons, they're isotopes of Carbon, etc.
In regards to their atomic structure, what do all elements in the same group(family) have in common.
Same number of valence electrons.
What school did the Cardinals varsity girls basketball team beat last night?
Hedgesville