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chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| matter | everything that has mass and takes up space |
| elements | substances. that cant be broken down into other things |
| metals | good conductors of electricity. can heat without heating. most are grey ad shiny |
| nonmetals | do not conduct heat / electricity very well. may be a gas or a solid. |
| sentimetals | sometimes like metals and sometimes like nonmetals |
| atom | the smallest part of an element that still acts like that element |
| atomic theory | states that everything is made of atoms. |
| compound | a type of matter made of two or more elements |
| molecule | smallest particle of a compound that still acts like that compound |
| proton | positive charge. found in the neucleus |
| neutron | no charge. found in the neucleus |
| electron | negative charge. orbits the neucleus |
| solid | has a definite shape and volume. particles are very close together,and don't move past each other. keeps shape. |
| liquid | definite shape and volume. particles can move past each other. and don't move past each other . takes shape of container |
| gas | no definite volume or shape. particles spread out evenly and take shape of container. can be squeezed into smaller volume. |
| plasma | like a gas but conducts electricity like a metal. occurs with high temps or electric charge. |
| melting point | when solid to liquid or liquid to solid same temp as freezing point |
| evaporation | when liquids become a gas |
| condensation | when gas become a liquid. gas particles touch a cold surface and the temperature drops |