MATTER: Its State Flashcards

1
Q
  • Any substance that has mass and takes up space

- Matter includes atoms and anything made up of atoms but no other energy phenomena or waves such as light sound

A

Matter

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2
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Scale is the length scale on which objects or phenomena are large enough to be visible almost practically with the naked eye, without magnifying optical instruments.

A

macroscopic

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3
Q

how many naturally occuring elements?

A

98 elements

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4
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A substance is composed of only one type of atoms called

A

elements

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5
Q

groups of two or more atoms

that have been bonded together

A

molecules

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6
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low temperature (below 0)

A

solid

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7
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normal temperature (0-100 C)

A

liquid

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8
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high temperature (100 C)

A

Gas

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9
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Calculations on gases, such as gas density.

A

Standard Temperature and Pressure (STP)

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10
Q
  • A plasma globe operating in a darkened room
  • It does not naturally occur on earth
  • Ionized Atoms (Super-heated atoms)
A

Plasma

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11
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  • A group of atoms cooled to within a hair of absolute zero
  • When they reach that temperature the atoms are hardly moving relative to each other; they have almost no free energy to do so.
A

Bose-Einstein Condensate

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12
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Properties are constant throughout the sample (there is only one set of properties – physical and chemical properties)

A

Pure Substances

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13
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Substances that cannot be broken down to simpler components.

A

Elements

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14
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  • Substance that can be broken down
    to chemically simpler components
  • Two or more elements
A

compound

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15
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Two or pure substances that retain their identities and can be separated by physical method

A

mixture

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16
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Uniform compositions (it has only one phase). Examples: Solutions, blood (in the human body).
o Exactsameconcentrations
A

homogenous mixture

17
Q

Not Uniform composition (all throughout the mixture).

A

heterogenous

18
Q

homogenous mixture of two or more substances in relative amounts that can be varied continuously up to what is called the limit of solubility

A

solutions

19
Q

a heterogeneous mixture of a fluid that contains solid particles sufficiently large for sedimentation.

A

suspension

20
Q

any substance consisting of particles substantially larger than atoms or ordinary molecules but too small to be visible to the unaided eye;

A

colloid

21
Q

mixture of two or more liquids in which one is present as droplets, of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size

A

emulsions

22
Q

Those it spreads across, maximizing contact

A

hydrophilic

23
Q
  • Those that naturally repel water, causing droplets to form
A

hydrophobic

24
Q

do not depend on the amount of the substance present.

A

intensive physical properties

25
Q

depend on the amount of matter being measured.

A

extensive physical property

26
Q

Substance to react to form new substances; they include its flammability and susceptibility to corrosion

A

Chemical Properties

27
Q

Scale of objects and events smaller than those that can be seen by the naked eye, requiring a lens or microscope to see them clearly.

A

microscopic