Chemistry Flashcards
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
What is the shape and volume in a solid like?
Shape stays the same.
Volume stays the same.
What is the shape and volume in a Liquid like?
Shape can change
Volume stays the same.
What is the shape and volume in a gas like?
Shape can change
Volume can change
What are the particles in a solid like?
Particles are packed tightly together in rows. They can vibrate but not move.
What are the particles in a liquid like?
Particles are close together but can move freely.
What are the particles in a gas like?
Particles in a gas are far apart and they move quickly.
What are the three particles of an atom?
Protons, neutrons, and elctrons
What is the shell?
Outer part of the atom
What is the nucleus?
Is the protons and neutrons inside of the atom
What is the electrons?
Is negatively charged and exists on the shell.
What is the neutrons?
They are neutral and is next to the protons on the inside of the atom. Part of the nucleus.
What is the protons?
Protons are positively charged and is part of the nucleus.`
Can the number of protons, neutrons and elctrons vary?
Yes as this is what makes elements different from each other.
What does the atomic number equal?
Number of protons