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1
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Are normally considered to be fairly rigid, having definite shape and volume

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Solid

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Solids are usually thought to be dense, but they also can be finely divided and have little density.

True or False

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True

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Have the same density as the solid state and have a definite volume. Assume the shape of their containers and can also flow from one point to another under the influence of a force

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Liquid

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Are characterized by low density and can also flow like the liquid phase and when placed in an evacuated container, it completely fills it.

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Gases

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Exists when the particles of matter have enough kinetic energy that at least some of their electrons become stripped away. Occurs at very high temperatures

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Plasma

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The basic chemical building blocks of matter are called

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Elements

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Was an English scientist whose atomic theory contributed to the development of a table of atomic weights and a mathematical basis for chemistry

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John Dalton

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Matter that is made up of small particles

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Atoms

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Oxygens are eight times as massive as hydrogen atoms

True or False

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True

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Atoms are never created, destroyed, or changed

True or False

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True

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The major components of an atom

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Proton, Neutron, Electron

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A group that consists of atoms of one element, or it may include atoms of two or or more elements

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Molecules

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If the atoms are of different elements the combination is called

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Chemical compound

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Is a charged particle consisting of a single atom or two or more atoms bonded together that have a mismatch in the total number of electrons compared to protons in their nuclei

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Ion

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Is an arbitrarily chosen mass defined as one unit

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A relative mass unit

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Is also known as the dalton (Da), especially in biochemical studies

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Atomic mass unit

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Is the number of particles in one mole of a substance

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Avogadro’s number

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Is defined a force per unit area

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Pressure

19
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Is the intermolecular bonding of identical particles

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Cohesion

20
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Is the intermolecular bonding of dissimilar substances through attraction at their surfaces

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Adhesion

21
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Liquids generally exists at relatively higher temperatures at the same pressure

True or False

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True

22
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Is an interpretation of the physical properties of matter that relies strictly on classical Newton dynamics.

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Kinetic Theory of Matter

23
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Solids that are arranged in a repeating pattern

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Crystalline Solids

24
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Is composed of particles in a three-dimensional pattern

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Unit cell

25
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Solids whose molecules do not form repeating patterns are called

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Amorphous Solids

26
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Is related to the tension force normal to the cross-sectional area of the wire

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Stress

27
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Is the amount that the wire stretches divided by the initial length of the wire

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Strain

28
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Is a measure of the material’s stiffness or resistance to change in shape

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Elastic Modulus

29
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Tend to crush or push the particles of matter together.

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Compressive forces

30
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Tend to cause layers of particles within the solid to slide parallel to each other like deforming a deck of cards

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Shearing forces

31
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Was an English physician and physicists best known for Young’s modulus and for his experiments with interference that proved the wave theory of light

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Thomas Young

32
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The maximum strain that can be experienced without permanent deformation is called

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Proportional limit

33
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The limit of reversible deformation

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Elastic limit

34
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The change from solid to liquid takes place at a predictable temperature called

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The melting point

35
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It is possible to cool a liquid to a temperature below its freezing point

True or False

A

True

36
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The process of melting ice under pressure and then refreezing it is called

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Regulation

37
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Liquids and gases do not have fixed shapes because their particles have too much kinetic energy to be rigidly held in place

True or False

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True

38
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A change from solid to gas

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Sublimation

39
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rapid vaporization liquid to gas

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Boiling

40
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Vaporization at temperatures below the boiling point and above the freezing point

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Evaporation

41
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The pressure of a gas when the closed system has reached equilibrium is called

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Vapor pressure

42
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Gas to liquid

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Condensation

43
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Gas to Solid

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Deposition

44
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Represents the combination of temperature and pressure at which all three phases of water coexists

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Triple point

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