Definitions Questions

Chemistry
Edco Exploring Science (Revised Edition)

Definitions Questions
1 An _____________________ is a mixture of metals. (page 167) 2 An atom is the _____________________ part of an element that still has the properties of that element. (page 147) 3 Atomic number is the number of _____________________ in an atom of that element.
(page 148)

4 Catalysts are substances that alter the _____________________ of a chemical reaction but are not used up themselves. (page 190) 5 A chemical change is a change (reaction) in which a new _____________________ is formed. (page 183) 6 Compounds are made up of two or more different types of _____________________ chemically combined. (page 143) 7 Corrosion is an undesirable process whereby a metal changes to its oxide or some other compound, by combining with _____________________ from air. (page 168) 8 A covalent bond consists of a pair of _____________________ shared between two nonmetal atoms. (page 160) 9 Diffusion is the name used to describe the way particles in gases and liquids _____________________ throughout the space in which they are placed. (page 130) 10 Electrolysis is the splitting up of a compound by passing _____________________ through it. (page 199) 11 Elements are substances made up of only one type of _____________________. (page 142) 12 A _____________________ is a substance that burns in oxygen and produces heat.
(pages 185 and 221)

13 _____________________ water is water that does not lather easily with soap. (page 215) 14 Hydrocarbons are compounds made up of _____________________ and carbon. (page 221) 15 An ion is an _____________________ that has either _____________________ or gained electrons and is therefore _____________________. (page 158)
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Chemistry

Edco Exploring Science (Revised Edition)

Definitions Questions
16 An ionic bond is the electrical force of _____________________ between oppositely charged ions in a compound. (page 158) 17 Isotopes are atoms that have the same number of _____________________ but different numbers of neutrons. (page 149) 18 Mass number is the number of protons and _____________________ in an atom of that element. (page 148) 19 Matter is anything that occupies space and has _____________________. (page 128) 20 The _____________________ is the curved surface of a liquid in a vessel. (page 201) 21 A _____________________ is made up of two or more substances mingled together but not chemically combined. (page 134 and page 143) 22 A _____________________ is made up of two or more atoms chemically combined.
(page 143)

23 The _________ scale is a scale used to measure the strength of acids and bases. (page 176) 24 A physical change is a change in which no new _____________________ is formed. (page 183) 25 Polymerisation is the process involving the joining together of many small molecules called monomers to form a large _____________________ called a _____________________.
(page 230)

26 A saturated solution is a solution that contains as much dissolved _____________________ as possible at that temperature. (page 210) 27 _____________________ water is water that lathers easily with soap. (page 215) 28 A solute dissolves in a _____________________ to form a solution. (page 209) 29 The valency of an element is the number of _____________________ an atom of that element needs to gain, lose or share in order to have a full outer _____________________ (to be chemically stable). (page 163)