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Chap. 5 - Chemistry
Review of Properties of matter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anything that has mass and takes up space | matter |
| the amount of space an object takes up | volume |
| an object whose sides you cannot measure | irregular solid |
| device used to measure liquid volume | graduated cylinder |
| the curved surface of a liquid in a container | meniscus |
| length x width x height | volume |
| 1 milliliter = | 1 cubic centimeter |
| device used to measure mass | triple beam balance |
| method used to find the volume of an irregular shaped object | displacement of water |
| the amount of matter in an object | mass |
| a measure of gravitational force | weight |
| tendency of an object in motion to stay in motion | inertia |
| device used to measure weight | scale |
| form of matter that does not have a definite shape and does not take up a definite amount of space | gas |
| form of matter that has a definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space | solid |
| form of matter that has no shape but takes up a definite amount of space | liquid |
| ability of charges to move through a material | electrical conductivity |
| ability of a substance to be pulled into a wire | ductility |
| ability of one substance to be dissolved in another | solubility |
| ability to be pounded into sheets | malleability |
| ability to attract iron | magnetism |
| the mass per unit of volume of a substance | density |
| the rate at which a substance conducts heat | thermal conductivity |
| properties that can be observed or measured without changing the the matter's identity | physical properties |
| temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas | boiling point |
| temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid | melting point |
| the amount of energy needed to change the temperature of 1kg of a substance, 1 degree C. | specific heat |
| property that describes the ability of a substance to change into an entirely new substance | chemical property |
| the ability of a substance to burn | flammability |
| the ability of 2 or more substances to combine to one or more new substances | reactivity |
| properties used to identify substances | characteristic properties |
| this forms when 2 substances dissolved in water combine to form a solid | precipitate |
| the type of matter and the way it is arranged | composition |
| taking water apart using electricity | electrolysis |
| Unit of weight | newton |
| units of mass | grams |
| Property that involves the production of a new substance (iron rusting) | chemical property |
| Type of change where matter changes from one form to another (ice melting) | physical change |