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Matter Matters 9/3 Tuesday Flashcards

1
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What is matter?

A

Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space

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2
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What are some examples of matter?

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solids, liquids, gases, plasma

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3
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How are molecules structured in a solid

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Organized into shapes

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4
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How are molecules structured in liquids?

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They touch but are loose

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5
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How are molecules arranged in gas form?

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Far apart and move quickly

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6
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How are molecules arranged in plasma form?

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charged ions (electrons stripped away) moving around

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7
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Where and what are the noble gases?

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Group 18
Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon

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8
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Which group do carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, and selenium belong to?

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Nonmetals

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9
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What are the components of an atom?

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Nucleus (protons and neutrons), shells, electrons

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10
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What is the difference between Oxygen 16, 17, and 18?

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16: same number of protons and neutrons
17: one more neutron
18: two more neutrons

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11
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What does nucleon binding energy depend on?

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nuclear size

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12
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Are isotopes stable?

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Some are whiles others are not

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13
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What does nucleus size depend on?

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how many neutrons there are for every proton

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14
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What are the three forms of radioactive decay?

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Alpha, beta, and gamma

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15
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What happens in alpha decay?

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an atom emits a He nucleus/particle

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16
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What is a particle composed of?

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2 protons and 2 neutrons

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17
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What happens in beta decay?

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an electron and neutrino are emitted

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18
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What happens during gamma decay?

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a photon is emitted

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19
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What is the half-life of uranium-238 and what do we do with that information?

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  • Age of Earth (4.5 billion)
  • nuclear fission energy
  • dating
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20
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What is the half-life equation?

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t = (ln 2)/k

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21
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How do we measure parent and daughter now, after time has passed?

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t = 1/k ln(1+D/N)

22
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Why is energy required to melt or evaporate things?

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to break bonds or atomic associations
Ex: perspiring cools your skin

23
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Why is energy released when condensing or solidifying?

A

it makes bonds and associations
Ex: crystallization in magma warms the magma

24
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What dissolves more solids?

A

hot liquids

25
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What dissolves more gases?

A

cold liquids

26
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What dissolves more liquids?

A

hot gases

27
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Why do certain phases dissolve others better?

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28
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What is a mineral?

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  • a natural, homogenous inorganic solid with specific crystal structure and chemical composition varying within particular limits
  • chemical compounds that form through Earth processes
29
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What does natural mean?

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Found in nature

30
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what does homogeneous mean?

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It cannot be broken into smaller parts and keep its identity
- it is a unit cell

31
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What does inorganic mean?

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32
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What does it mean to have a specific crystal structure?

A

the unit cell has an ordered atomic arrangement

33
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What does it mean to have a chemical composition?

A

A chemical formula can be used to describe it with substitution variations

34
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How many minerals have been identified on the moon?

A

about 20

35
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How many identified minerals does Mars have?

A

about 100

36
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How many minerals exist on Earth?

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Over 5000

37
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What does Earth have so many minerals compared to Mars and the moon?

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38
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What uses do minerals have?

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  • industrial
  • home
39
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What kind of importance do minerals and their distributions hold?

A

geopolitical

40
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What is composed of minerals?

A

rocks

41
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What do rocks provide for Earth and the Solar System? How?

A

record of history by dating minerals

42
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How do we get the Solar System’s history?

A
  • with meteorites
  • rocky planets
43
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Which specific industries use minerals?

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construction, metallurgy, chemical, agriculture, glass and ceramics, fillers and extenders, energy, environmental, pharmaceutical, drug, cosmetic, and food additives

44
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What are the environmental impacts of extracting minerals?

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  • mining wastes leach into water supplies
  • extraction destroys habitats and creates noise pollution
  • ## processing plants release toxic chemicals into airways and waterways
45
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What is the unit cell?

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46
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What is a crystalline solid/crystal?

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A unit cell with a repetitive 3-D pattern

47
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What physical properties do we note from crystalline structure and bonding?

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  • hardness
  • crystal form
  • cleavage
  • density
48
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How do large minerals form?

A

from slow cooling

49
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What are the two most abundant elements found in the Earth’s crust?

A

Oxygen (46.6) and silicon (27.7)

50
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EES 080 Dork Sahagian (9 decks)

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