Ch. 11 Matter and its Properties

Fill in the blank: An _______ is the basic building blocks of matter; cannot be separated into parts by chemical means.

• element

• molecule

• compound

• mixture

Fill in the blank: An _______ is the smallest particle of an element that has all the properties of the element.

• atom

• molecule

• compound

• mixture

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom.

• proton

• electron

• neutron

• positron

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a particle with no electrical charge in the nucleus of an atom.

• neutron

• proton

• electron

• positron

Fill in the blank: An _______ is a negatively charged particle moving around the nucleus of an atom.

• electron

• proton

• neutron

• positron

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a substance made up of a combination of two or more elements held together by chemical bonds that cannot be separated by physical means.

• compound

• mixture

• solution

• element

Fill in the blank: _______ is combined with or containing all the solute that can be dissolved without changing the temperature.

• saturated

• unsaturated

• diluted

• concentrated

Fill in the blank: _______ means having a large amount of solute in a solution in comparison with the amount of solvent.

• concentrated

• diluted

• saturated

• unsaturated

Fill in the blank: _______ means having little solute in a solution in comparison with the amount of solvent.

• dilute

• concentrated

• saturated

• supersaturated