Matter - Questions

Question 1

What is matter?

Answer 1

What every thing is made of

Question 2

How many elements are there?

Answer 2

There are 118

Question 3

What is the charge of a electron?

Answer 3

-1

Question 4

What is the charge of a proton?

Answer 4

+1

Question 5

What is the charge of a neutron?

Answer 5

0

Question 6

What is the charge of a atom?

Answer 6

0

Question 7

What makes an atom positively or negatively charged?

Answer 7

This is due to the transfer of electrons.

Question 8

What is the most dense, solid or liquid?

Answer 8

Solid

Question 9

What state of matter has the most kinetic energy?

Answer 9

Gas

Question 10

What are the three states of matter?

Answer 10

Solid, liquid, gas

Question 11

Who’s work is the modern periodic table based on?

Answer 11

Mendeleev’s observations

Question 11

What is the mass of a proton and neutron?

Answer 11

1.67 x 10 ^ -27kg

Question 12

What is the mass of an electron?

Answer 12

0.0009 x 10 ^ -27kg

Question 13

What is the general rule for how many electrons each orbital can hold?

Answer 13

2n^2 electrons

Question 14

What is the short form of mercury?

Answer 14

Hg

Question 15

What is the short form of potassium?

Answer 15

K

Question 16

What is the short form of silver?

Answer 16

Ag

Question 17

What is the short form of gold?

Answer 17

Au

Question 18

What is the short form of tin?

Answer 18

Sn

Question 19

What is the short form of antimony?

Answer 19

Sb

Question 20

What is the short form of tungsten?

Answer 20

W

Question 21

What is the short form of Iron?

Answer 21

Fe

Question 22

What is the short form of copper?

Answer 22

Cu

Question 23

What is the short form of sodium?

Answer 23

Na

Question 24

What is the short form of lead?

Answer 24

Pb

Question 25

What is the particle arrangement and behaviour for a solid?

Answer 25

1) there are strong forces of attraction between particles 2) particles are usually in a regular arrangement 3) particles are close together and vibrate about fixed positions

Question 26

What is the particle arrangement and behaviour for a liquid?

Answer 26

1) weak forces of attraction between particles 2) random arrangement of particles 3) particles move about freely but they are close together

Question 27

What is the particle arrangement and behaviour for a gas?

Answer 27

1) very weak forces of attraction between particles 2) random arrangement of particles 3) particles move about freely and are far apart

Question 28

What are the properties of a solid?

Answer 28

- has definite shape and volume - has a fixed surface - usually has a high density - cannot easily be compressed - expands a little on heating

Question 29

What are the properties of a liquid?

Answer 29

- takes on the shape of its container - has a definite volume - has a surface - low density - cannot easily be compressed - expands on heating

Question 30

What are the properties of a gas?

Answer 30

- has no definite shape or volume - has no surface - has very low density - can easily be compressed - expands greatly on heating

Question 31

Which liquid doesn’t freeze?

Answer 31

Helium