MATTER AND ITS PROPERTIES

Question 1

Properties that are common to all matter

Answer 1

General Properties

Question 2

It is the resistance of an object to changes in its motion

Answer 2

Inertia

Question 3

It is the amount of matter in an object

Answer 3

Mass

Question 4

It is the measure of the force of gravity on the mass of an object

Answer 4

Weight

Question 5

Metric unit for weight

Answer 5

Newton (N)

Question 6

The force of attraction between objects

Answer 6

Gravity.

Question 7

Mass per unit volume

Answer 7

Density

Question 8

Objects with densities greater than 1.0 will ____ in water

Answer 8

sink

Question 9

Objects with densities less than 1.0 g/ml will ____ on water

Answer 9

float

Question 10

Characteristics that differentiate a kind of matter from another

Answer 10

Specific Properties

Question 11

Ability to resist deformation or the ability to scratch another object

Answer 11

Hardness

Question 12

Tendency of a material to fracture or fail upon the application of a relatively small amount of force, impact, or shock

Answer 12

Brittleness

Question 13

Ability to shine

Answer 13

Luster

Question 14

Ability to be hammered into thin sheets

Answer 14

Malleability

Question 15

Ability to be drawn into thin wires

Answer 15

Ductility

Question 16

Ability to be stretched and be backed again to its original shape

Answer 16

Elasticity

Question 17

Ability to absorb other materials

Answer 17

Porosity

Question 18

Ability to bend without breaking

Answer 18

Flexibility

Question 18

Ability to be dissolved in another substance

Answer 18

Solubility

Question 19

Properties that we can determine without changing the identity of the substance we are studying.

Answer 19

Physical Properties

Question 20

Properties that can describe the way a substance can change or react to form other substances.

Answer 20

Chemical Properties

Question 21

These do not depend on the size of the sample of matter and can be used to identify substances.

Answer 21

Intensive Properties

Question 22

Properties that depend on the quantity of the sample.

Answer 22

Extensive Properties

Question 23

Examples of Extensive Properties (4)

Answer 23

Mass, Volume, Length, Shape

Question 24

Examples of Intensive Properties (7)

Answer 24

Color, Taste, Melting Point, Boiling Point, Density, Luster, Hardness

Question 25

Agua oxigenada

Answer 25

Hydrogen peroxide

Question 26

Baking soda

Answer 26

Sodium bicarbonate

Question 27

Bleach

Answer 27

Sodium hypochlorite

Question 28

Chalk

Answer 28

Calcium carbonate

Question 29

Dry ice

Answer 29

Solid carbon dioxide

Question 30

Laughing gas

Answer 30

dinitrogen oxide

Question 31

Lye

Answer 31

Sodium hydroxide

Question 32

Milk of Magnesia

Answer 32

magnesium hydroxide

Question 33

Muriatic acid

Answer 33

Hydrochloric acid

Question 34

Quartz

Answer 34

silicon dioxide

Question 35

rubbing alcohol

Answer 35

isopropyl alcohol

Question 36

Table salt

Answer 36

sodium chloride

Question 37

Table sugar

Answer 37

sucrose

Question 38

Vinegar

Answer 38

Acetic acid

Question 39

Vitamin C

Answer 39

Ascorbic Acid

Question 40

Individual components of a mixture are separated from each other using the property of differential migration (different rates of flow)

Answer 40

Chromatography

Question 41

Separation through vaporization of a liquid from a solid, or another liquid, followed by vapor condensation.

Answer 41

Distillation

Question 42

Used to separate a magnetic solid from a heterogeneous mixture

Answer 42

Magnetic Separation

Question 43

Involves the application of centrifugal force to separate particles from a solution according to their size, shape, density, viscosity of the medium and rotor speed.

Answer 43

Centrifugation

Question 44

A sophisticated form of evaporation technique in which crystals of the solute are encouraged to develop during the process of “dissolving out” from the solution as the solvent evaporates.

Answer 44

Crystallization

Question 45

The process of separating an insoluble solid from a liquid in which it is suspended by allowing it to settle to the bottom of the container.

Answer 45

Sedimentation

Question 46

Used for separating insoluble solids from a liquid by passing the suspension through a filter.

Answer 46

Filtration

Question 47

A process for separating the liquid component of a solid—liquid mixture from the solid by pouring.

Answer 47

Decantation