Chapter 11 - Matter and Its Properties

Most elements are metals. Which of the following is a physical property of metals?

• shiny

• bendable

• conducts heat

• all of the above

An object that takes up more space than another object has a greater

• mass

• density

• volume

• weight

What is the density of an object that has a mass of 92 grams and a volume of 40 milliliters?

• 52 g/mL

• 0.4 g/mL

• 2.3 g/mL

• 132 g/mL

How many different elements are in a molecule of CO2?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Particles in salts arrange themselves in a regular geometric pattern to form

• atoms.

• crystals.

• elements.

• electrons.

Why do most materials get smaller when they cool?

• Some particles are destroyed.

• Some particles turn into a different material.

• The particles have less space between them

• The particles have more space between them.

Materials in simple mixtures

• cannot be separated.

• can be separated easily.

• can be separated only by using a filter.

• can be separated only by using heat.

In a solution, the substance that dissolves is the

• solid.

• saline.

• solute.

• solvent.

What is the smallest particle of an element that still has the properties of the element?

• proton

• neutron

• compound

• atom

What kind of solution is far from being saturated?

• dilute

• concentrated

• saturated

• solubility