Matter Matters
Physical Properties
Atoms
Elements, Compounds and Isotopes
Miscellaneous
100

Two qualifying properties of matter are

volume and mass

100

The amount of space an object takes up. 

Volume

100

What are the only 2 subatomic particles that have mass?

Proton and Neutron 

100

What is an element?

Elements are pure substances that are composed of a single atom.

100

7850 in scientific notation is ______.

7.9 x 103

200
__________ is the amount of space taken up by an object.
Volume
200
Amount of Mass per unit of Volume is _______

Density

200

This subatomic particle orbits the nucleus. It has a negligible mass.

Electrons

200

What is a compound?

A compound contains 2 OR MORE types of atoms.  

200

0.00045 in scientific notation is ______

4.5 x 10-4

300

__________ is the amount of matter in an object measured by _____ for units.

Mass, grams

300

A substance is _________ if it doesn't mix well/adequately with water. 

Insoluble

300

In a periodic table, rows are called _________ and columns are called _________. 

Periods, Groups

300

Isotopes are variants of an element with the same number of ______ as the original atom but have different numbers of _________.  

Protons, Neutrons

300

A ________ exponent in scientific notation tells us that the base number is between 1 and 10. 

Positive

400

_________ is a measure of the gravitational force on an object. This value changes with respect to its proximity to changes in magnitude (strength) of gravitational forces.

Weight

400
__________ describes how well something can be ignited. 

Flammability. 

400
If an atom belongs to group 6 and period 3, how many valence electrons does it have?

6

400

The atomic __________ is to an atom as your birth certificate is to you. The atomic __________ describes the same thing as an atom's number of _________.

The atomic number is to an atom as your birth certificate is to you. The atomic number describes the same thing as an atom's number of protons.

400

The radius of an atom measured in scientific notation would have a _________ exponent because it is __________.  

negative, really small!

500

___________ is the smallest unit/particle that makes up matter. It is made of 3 subatomic particles. 

Atom

500

The __________ of water is the temperature at which evaporation will begin to occur. 

Boiling Point. 

500
The commonly accepted theory for the structure of atoms is called The _________ Model. 

The Planetary Model

500
Carbon-13 is an ___________ of Carbon that has 6 protons and ___________ neutrons. 

isotope, 7

500

What type of electrons are involved in chemical bonding?

Valence Electrons