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Properties of matter
Vocabulary and info to help study for your midterm 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Traits or characteristics of liquids | Properties |
| The measure of how tightly packed an object's atom's are | Density |
| Formula for density is | Density = mass/volume |
| How much matter is in an object is | Mass |
| The amount a container can hold | Volume |
| How much space something takes up | Volume |
| Formula to find the volume of a rectangular prism or solid object | Volume = length X width X height |
| Volume of a liquid is found using (3 ways), | a graduated cyclinder, beaker or medicine cup |
| 4 states of matter | solid, liquid, gas, plasma |
| Particles packed together, keep same shape, mass and volume | solid |
| Particles are apart and move freely, take the shape of the container, keep their mass and volume | liquid |
| Particles move freely around, they do not keep their mass or volume | gas |
| An arragement of elements based on their properties | Periodic table |
| Positively charged, found in nucleus | protons |
| Neutral - no charge, found in nucleus | neutrons |
| Negatively charged, found in orbit around nucleus | electrons |
| Pure substance made up of only those atoms | element |
| Smallest unit of matter | atom |
| This instrument is used to measure mass | triple beam balance |
| 1 centimeter is equal to ______ millimeters | 1cm = 10mm |
| 10 millimeters is equal to ________ centimeters | 10mm = 1cm |
| To read a graduated cylinder you read the __________ of the menisicus or "U" shape | bottom |
| Water's density is | 1.0 g/mL |
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