Question | Answer |
Alloy | A solid solution where two metals are dissolved into each other.Ex: Iron & Carbon makes steel. |
Amalgam | A metal is dissolved into mercury (solution). |
Aqueous | A solute is dissolved into water. |
Atom | The smallest part of an element that still retains the properties of that element. |
Compound | Two or more elements bonded to each other, decomposable into elements. |
Element | Matter that cannot be decomposed into simpler forms of matter. |
Molecular Compound | A compound formed by two non-metals bonded together. |
Ionic Compound | A compound formed by a metal and a non-metal bonded together. |
Homogeneous mixtures | Matter that is evenly distributed throughout a volume. ex: Aqueous solutions, tinctures, alloys, etc. |
Heterogeneous mixtures | Matter that is unevenly distributed throughout a volume. Ex: muddy water, italian salad dressing, soil |
Ion | A charged particle formed when an atom gains or loses electrons. |
Matter | That which exists with mass and volume. |
Metal | An element which loses electrons when forming chemical bonds. |
Metalloid | An element that exhibits properties of both metals and nonmetals. |
Mixture | Different types of matter mixted together yet not chemically bonded. |
Non-metal | An element that gains electrons from metals or shares electrons from other non-metals when forming chemical bonds. |
Solution | A homogeneous mixture consisting of a solute dissolved into a solvent. |
Tincture | A solution where a solute is dissolved into alcohol. |
What type of element is -malleable-ductile-has luster-& is a good conductor | Metal |
What type of element -has low electronegativity-has low ionization energy-tarnishes or rusts in the presence of oxygen | Metal |
What type of element -is brittle at room temperature-doesn't reflect light well-is a poor conductor | non-metal |
What type of element-sometimes conducts electricity-used to make computer microchips-has luster -is brittle | Metalloids |
What type of element -has low boiling point-is a gas at room temperature-is a poor conductor | Noble Gas |
What type of property (physical or chemical) is: melting point & boiling point | physical |
What type of property (physical or chemical) is: malleability | physical |
What type of property (physical or chemical) is: brittleness | physical |
What type of property (physical or chemical) is: conductivity | physical |
What type of property (physical or chemical) is: ductility | physical |
What type of property (physical or chemical) is: solubility | physical |
What type of property (physical or chemical) is: density | physical |
What type of property (physical or chemical) is: luster | physical |
What type of property (physical or chemical) is: reactivity | chemical |
What type of property (physical or chemical) is: heat of reaction | chemical |
What type of property (physical or chemical) is: electronegativity | chemical |
What type of property (physical or chemical) is: ionization energy | chemical |
What type of property (physical or chemical) is: ability to rust, tarnish, corrod, be eaten away by acid, be turned into soap by base, explode, combust | chemical |