Matter & its properties Flashcards
What is the arrangement of molecules in a solid?
Ordered
What is the arrangement of molecules in a liquid?
Disordered
What is the arrangement of molecules in a gas?
Very Disordered
What is the volume of a solid and liquid
Definite
What is the volume of a gas?
Indefinite
What is the shape of a solid?
Definite
What is the shape of liquids and gas
Indefinite
How compressible is solid and liquid
Not easily compressible
Is a gas easily compressible?
Yes
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the attractive forces that exist between molecules.
Intermolecular forces of attraction (IMFA)
IMFA is weaker than
Intramolecular forces of attraction
can be observed and measured
without changing the composition of the substance
Physical property
Examples of Phyical property
color, density, malleability, melting point,
boiling point
ability of a substance to
undergo transformation into a different substance
Chemical Property
Properties that depend on the amount of matter present.
Extensive Properties
Examples of Extensive properties
Mass, Volume, Size
Properties that do not depend on the amount
Intensive Properties
Examples of intensive
Color, density
process in which one
set of substances called reactants is converted to a
new set of substances called products.
Chemical Reaction
