STATES OF MATTER- solids, liquids, gases Flashcards
1
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solids
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- regular arrangement
- vibrating (NOT moving)
- strongly bonded
- close together/ touching
2
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liquids
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- irregular arrangement
- moving around
- weakly bonded
- close together/ touching
3
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gases
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- irregular arrangement
- moving (NOT vibrating)
- not bonded
- far apart
4
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particles
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anything in small spherical amounts (generic term)
5
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molecules
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small & covalently bonded
6
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atom
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smallest thing that can represent an element
7
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mixture
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2 or more atoms, elements or compounds that are not chemically bonded so can be separated
8
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compound
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more than one type of atom
chemically bonded
9
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element
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only 1 type of atom
