Chemistry of Materials

Mineral oil is less dense than water. Mercury, a liquid metal, is more dense than water. If mineral oil, mercury, and water were mixed together, which liquid would float to the top?

• Mercury

• Mineral oil

• Water

• Both mercury and mineral oil would Float to the top.

Imagine that you cut a wooden cube (2 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm) exactly in half, which had a mass of 9 grams. Will each half float or sink in water? Explain your answer.

Describes how a

material reacts with another

substance

• Physical Property

• Volume

• Chemical Property

• Mass

• Density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The basic building block of matter.

• Atoms

• Element

• Compound

• Molecule

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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The simplest pure substances.

• Atoms

• Element

• Compound

• Molecule

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A substance made from more

than one element joined by a

chemical bond.

• Atoms

• Element

• Compound

• Molecule

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

can be identified, observed, or measured and does not rely on testing if the material reacts with another substance

• Physical Property

• Volume

• Chemical Property

• Mass

• Density

Mass of a substance per unit of

volume.

• Physical Property

• Volume

• Chemical Property

• Mass

• Density

Two or more atoms held

together by chemical bonds.

• Atoms

• Element

• Compound

• Molecule

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The stuff that makes up all living and nonliving objects

• Cells

• Compounds

• Solids

• Matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3