Quiz on States of Matter and Potassium

What is the characteristic of a gas?

• An object whose shape and volume do not change

• An object that takes the shape and volume of its container

• Electrified gas that gives off light and heat

• An object that changes from a gas to a plasma

What occurs during ionization?

• Heat is removed and the phase changes from a gas to a solid

• Heat is added and the phase changes from a gas to a plasma

• Heat is added and the phase changes from a solid to a liquid

• Heat is removed and the phase changes from a liquid to a gas

What is plasma?

• An object whose shape and volume do not change

• An object that takes the shape and volume of its container

• Electrified gas that gives off light and heat

• An object that changes from a gas to a plasma

What occurs during freezing?

• Heat is removed and the phase changes from a liquid to a solid

• Heat is added and the phase changes from a solid to a liquid

• Heat is added and the phase changes from a gas to a plasma

• Heat is removed and the phase changes from a gas to a solid

What happens during deposition?

• Heat is removed and the phase changes from a gas directly to a solid

• Heat is added and the phase changes from a solid to a liquid

• Heat is added and the phase changes from a gas to a plasma

• Heat is removed and the phase changes from a liquid to a gas

What is the atomic mass of Potassium (K)?

• 19

• 20

• 39.098

• 18

What is the atomic number of Potassium (K)?

• 39.098

• 20

• 19

• 18

How many neutrons are in Potassium?

• 19

• 20

• 39.098

• 18

What is the term for a gas that takes the shape and volume of its container?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Plasma

• Gas

What is the atomic symbol for Potassium?

• P

• K

• Po

• Pt