1. Density depends on mass and volume.

2. Are the states (phases) of matter a chemical or physical property? The states of matter
are physical property.
3. What is the definition of matter? Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.
4. What is the formula for density? The formula for density is D = M/V.
5. If you put something with a density greater than water what would it do in the water? If less
it was less dense what would happen? If something has a greater density than water, it will
sink. I fit has a lower density than water, it will float.
6. Calculate the density of a block of plastic that is 10cm3 and has a mass of 9.3g. 0.93
g/cm3
7. What does it mean if something is soluble in water? If something is soluble in water, the
substance is able to dissolve in another substance.
8. The atmosphere is mainly nitrogen. Hydrogen is less dense than Nitrogen and sulfur
hexafluoride is more dense than nitrogen. If hydrogen gas was released would it rise or sink? If
sulfur hexafluoride was released would it rise or sink? If hydrogen was released, it would
rise. If sulfur hexafluoride was released, it would sink.
9. A 20g sample of ice will melt at a temperature that is twice the melting point of a 10g
sample of ice.
10. As temperature increases in a substance, what happens to the energy of motion of the
atoms of that substance? When temperature increases, the energy increases and the
atoms move faster.
11. Explain how particles move in a solid, liquid, and gas. In a solid, the particles vibrate, but
don't move. In a liquid, the particles are farther apart, but can slide past each other. In a
gas, the particles move freely.
12. What is the definition of a solid? A solid is a state of matter with a definite shape and
volume.
13. What is the definition of a liquid? A liquid is a state of matter with definite volume, but
not a definite shape.
14. What is solubility? Solubility is the ability of one substance to dissolve in another.
15. What is the definition of solvent? A solvent is a substance that exists in the greatest
quantity in a solution.
16. What is the definition of solute? A solute is any substance in a solution other than the
solvent.
17. If salt is mixed in water until it becomes a homogenous solution and the salt can no longer
be seen, what happened to the salt. The salt, the solute, is dissolved in water, the solvent,
and it cannot be seen.
18. What is the smallest particle of an element? An atom is the smallest particle of an
element
19. What is a substance that is made up of only one kind of atom called? An element is a
substance made of only one kind of atom.
20. The smallest part of a compound that still has the properties of that compound is a
molecule.
21. Brass is known as an alloy, what is another name for an alloy? (Remember brass is
approximately 65% copper and 35% zinc.) An alloy is also known as a mixture.

22. What is a particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom that has no charge called? The
particle that is found in the nucleus with no charge is the neutron.
23. What is an atom that has a net charge that is positive or negative called? If an atom has a
positive net charge, it is a cation. If an atom has a negative charge, it is an anion.
24. What is a particle that has a negative charge and is found outside of the nucleus called?
The particle that is found outside of the nucleus with a negative charge is an electron.
25. What is a proton? A proton is a positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom.
26. What is a cation? An ion with a positive charge.
27. Two or more atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons
are called isotope.
28. This is found by adding the number of protons to the number of neutrons. Adding the
number protons and neutrons is the atomic mass.
29. An ion with a positive charge is called a cation.
30. If an atom has 3 protons, 4 neutrons, and 3 electrons, what is its atomic mass? The atomic
mass is 7.
31. If an atom has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 10 electrons, what is its atomic number? The
atomic number is 6.
32. If an atom has 8 protons, 8 neutrons and 10 electrons, what is its net charge? The net
charge is -2.
33. If an atom has 3 protons, 4 neutrons, and 2 electrons, what is its net charge? The net
charge is +1.
34. What is an isotope? An isotope is one of two or more atoms of an element having the
same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons.