Q&A Flashcards
Combustibility is a chemical property of matter
true
Liquids tend to expand slightly when heated
true
Solids can expand only slightly when heated
true
Plasma and bose-einstein condensate are properties of matter
false
The earliest belief of Greek philosophers was that matter was made up of many elements
false
salt and water are already in their atomic form
false
the development of the theory that matter is made up of particles traces back to the era of the ancient philosophers, who began to question the beginnings of the world
true
One easy way to tell whether a physical property is intensive for extensive is a take two identical samples of a substance and put them together. if this decreases the property, it’s an intensive property
false
gases have no definite volume
true
- temperature is a factor that allows change in the property of matter
false
things that are invisible to the naked eye are not considered as matter
false
atoms are completely solid is a theory proposed by Thales of Miletus
false
liquid has no definite shape but has definite volume
true
because of the large space between the particles, gases are hard to compressed into a smaller volume when pressure is increased
false
like solids, Gases the shape of their container
false
substance can change from one phase to another when the chemical forces between the particles composing them are changed
false
Mass is the amount of space occupied by matter
false
If the property is unchanged by altering the sample size, it’s an extensive property
false
density, state of matter, and temperature are intensive properties of matter
true
the atom that composes the lead of a pencil is called graphite
false