Ch.4 Flashcards
What is a sample of matter that has the same composition & properties throughout? #2
Substance
1
What is the weighted average mass of an element?
Atomic mass
3
What is a negatively charged subatomic particle
Electron
What states that matter is neither created nor destroyed , only changed in form? #4
Law of Conservation of Matter
What is a positively charged central part of the atom? #5
Nucleus
What is a positively charged particle in the nucleus of the atom? #6
Proton
What is a uncharged particle in the nucleus of the atom? #7
Neutron
What are elements that generally have a shiny or metallic luster? #8
Metals
What is matter that is only made up of 1 type of atom? #9
Elements
What tells u the # of protons in the nucleus of each atom of an element? #10
Atomic #
What is anything that has mass & takes up space? #11
Matter
What are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons? #12
Isotopes
What is the sum of an atom's protons & neutrons #13
Mass number
What is a small particle that takes up most types of matter on earth? #14
Atom
What is a pure substance whose smallest unit is made up of atoms of more than one element? #15
Compound
What is formed when 2 or more substances come together but don't combine 2 form a new substance? #16
Mixtures
What r elements that r usually dull in appearance & poor conductors of heat & electricity? #17
Nonmetals
What r elements that have characteristics of both metals and nonmetals? #18
Metalloids
What is an atom?
A small particle that takes up most types of matter on earth
What is Atomic Mass?
Weighted average mass of an element
What is an Atomic Number?
It tells u the # of protons in the nucleus of each atom of an element
What is a compound?
A pure substance whose smallest unit is made up of atoms of more than one element
What is an electron?
A negatively charged subatomic particle
What is an element?
Matter made up of only 1 kind of atom