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Chapter 3 Vocab
3.1 Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Elements | Elements make up every substance |
| Metals | Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity |
| Non-Metals and Semimetals | Non-Metals are elements that do not conduct heat or electricity very well, Semi-metals are metals that are sometimes like metals and sometimes like non-metals |
| Atoms | The smallest part of an element that still acts like one is an atom, atoms are made up of these particles, Protons, Neutrons, Electrons |
| Atomic Arrangement | Atoms are often connected to other atoms in specific ways, the way the atoms are connected affects the properties of an element |
| Compounds | A type of matter made of two or more elements, changing the number, kind, or position of atoms in a molecule changes it. |
| Molecule | smallest particle of a compound that still acts like that compound |
| Electron | Negative charge , around the neculeus |
| Proton | Postitive charge, in the neculeus |
| Neutron | No charge, in the neculues |
| Solid | Has a definite volume or shape. Particles are very close together, and don’t move past each other. Keeps its shape. |
| Liquid | Has a definite volume but not shape. Particles can 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 a smaller volume |
| Plasma | Like a gas, but conducts electricity like a metal. Occurs with high temps or electric charge. |
| Melting Point | Solid to liquid or liquid to solid. Same temperature as freezing point. |
| Evaporation | When liquids become a gas |
| Condesation | When gas becomes a liquid. Gas particles touch a cold surface and the temperature drops. |
| BoilingPoint | he temperature at which evaporation occurs |