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Details Title: Properties & Changes of Matter Description: Chapter 3 Section 1 & Periodic Table of Elements Total Flash Cards: 42 Created: 12/02/2004 08:52:36	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term physical property Definition observe/measure NOT changing identity Term element Definition matter that is made out of one kind of atom Term matter Definition has mass and takes up space Term physical change Definition the physical properties of a substance change, but the identity does not change Term senses, length, mass, volume, density, temperature Definition Used to identify properties of matter Term mass Definition amount of matter in an object; grams (g) Term volume Definition amount of space an object takes up; milliliters (mL) or cm3 Term density Definition amount of mass a material has for a given volume (space); density = mass/volume Term condensation Definition change in state that causes a gas to turn into a liquid Term moving particles Definition the state of matter is determined by the amount of energy the particles have Term melting point Definition solid to liquid; above 0 degrees Celisus for water Term boiling point Definition liquid to gas; 100 degrees Celisus Term metallic properties Definition luster = shiny Term nonmetallic properties Definition pearly, milky, and dull Term malleability Definition hammered, rolled or pressed into thin sheets Term ductility Definition metal stretched into wire Term dichotomous key Definition two parts or division Term electron Definition part of an atom that is negatively charged Term first capital letter / then one or two lower case Definition symbols for elements Term chemist Definition scientist who studies changes in matter Term periods Definition left to right rows on the Periodic Table of Elements Term families Definition columns, top to bottom, on the Periodic Table of Elements Term no charge, neutron Definition The particle inside the nucleus of the atom with _________________ is called the ___________. Term positive; proton Definition The part of an atom that has a ____________ electric charge is the _____________. Term metalloids Definition properties of both metals and nonmetals Term atomic weight Definition how much matter is in the nucleus of each atom Term ancient languages; people; place Definition Elements may be named for _____________, the ______________ who discovered them or for the __________ where they were discovered. Term lower case Definition When writing the symbol for an element, the first letter must always be capitalized and the other letter(s) must be _______________. Term gravity Definition The force that holds us to the earth and gives us our weight is called _______________. Term mass or weight Definition The Periodic Table of Elements are ranked in order according to their ____________. Term 100 Definition The Periodic Table of Elements has more than _______ elements. Term atom Definition The smallest part of an element that still has the properties of that element is the _____________. Term nucleus Definition The core of the atom is called the ____________. Term lightest to heaviest Definition The Periodic Table of Elements ranks the elements according to the mass of an atom from _________________ to _____________.