Subatomic Particles: Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons

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Which physical state of matter has a fixed volume but not a fixed shape?

  • Liquid (correct)
  • Plasma
  • Gas
  • Solid

In which physical state of matter do the particles vibrate only slightly due to being held tightly in a rigid structure?

  • Plasma
  • Gas
  • Liquid
  • Solid (correct)

Which physical state of matter has neither a fixed volume nor a fixed shape?

  • Gas (correct)
  • Solid
  • Liquid
  • Plasma

How do the particles in a liquid differ from those in a solid?

<p>Particles in a liquid vibrate vigorously. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of salt contains complex acids like KAg(CN)2?

<p>Complex salt (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a double salt, such as KAl(SO4)2·12(H2O)?

<p>It is a molecular compound of two salts of one kind of acid. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which material would be classified as a homogenous mixture?

<p>Ethanol (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of change is the melting of ice in spring considered?

<p>Physical change (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the charge associated with a neutron?

<p>Neutral (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are all protons and neutrons found within an atom?

<p>In the nucleus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which subatomic particles make up almost all of the mass of an atom?

<p>Protons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is a nucleus always positively charged?

<p>Because it houses positively charged protons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed a system of chemical symbols based on the first letter of the elements' name and some based on their Latin name?

<p>John Jacob Berzelius (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which chemist arranged elements into groups of three called triads, where elements in each triad had similar chemical properties and orderly physical properties?

<p>Johann Dobereiner (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which chemist arranged elements into groups of simple substances that do not decompose by any means?

<p>Antoine Lavoiser (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who made a list of elements arranged by increasing atomic weight in a spiral order?

<p>A.E Beguyer de Cancourtois (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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