chapter 12

Question 1

the amount of space a sample of matter occupies.

Answer 1

volume

Question 2

matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume.

Answer 2

solid

Question 3

matter with a definite volume but no definite shape.

Answer 3

liquid

Question 4

matter that has no definite volume and no definite shape.

Answer 4

gas

Question 5

a characteristic of matter that you can observe or measure without changing the identity of the matter.

Answer 5

physical property

Question 6

the amount of matter in an object.

Answer 6

mass

Question 7

the mass per unit volume of a substance.

Answer 7

density

Question 8

then maximum amount of solute that can dissolve in a given amount of solvent at a given temperature and pressure.

Answer 8

solubility

Question 9

the ability or inability of a substance to combine with or change into one or more new substances.

Answer 9

chemical property

Question 10

a change in the size, shape, form, or state of matter that does not change the matter’s identity.

Answer 10

physical change

Question 11

a change in matter in which the substances that make up the matter change into other substances with different chemical and physical properties.

Answer 11

chemical change

Question 12

law that states that the total mass of the reactants before a chemical reaction is the same as the total mass of the products after the chemical reaction.

Answer 12

law of conservation of mass