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A molecular force of attraction for other molecules within the substance is…?

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Cohesion

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What is a concave depression on the surface of a liquid?

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Meniscus

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What is a cohesive force in a liquid that creates a tight layer of molecules at the surface?

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Surface tension

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An attraction between molecules of two substances in contact with each other is what?

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Adhesion

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Name the ability of a liquid to resist flowing?

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Viscosity

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The movement of a liquid up or down a tube because of adhesion is ________.

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Capillarity

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What is the smallest portion of a crystal that reveals the three-dimensional pattern for the entire crystal?

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Unit cell

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What is a solid consisting of particles arranged in an orderly, repeating geometric pattern?

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Crystal

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What is a three-dimensional, repeated arrangement of crystals?

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Crystal lattice

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What is the name of the process used to examined a crystal structure?

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X-Ray diffraction

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One of the different forms of a polymorphous crystalline solid is…

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Allotrope

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Gas particles under pressure passing through an orifice is what?

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Effusion

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What is the gradual mixing of two gases due to spontaneous, random motion?

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Diffusion

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What is the substance that occurs in more than one crystal pattern?

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Polymorphous

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Solids whose particles have no crystal structure are called?

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Amorphous