CEM 141 Chem exam pt 2 Questions and Answers 2026 Latest Update

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Michigan State University CEM 141 Chem
exam pt 2 Questions and Answers 2026
Latest Update
In a scientific explanation... Ans: your reasoning links your evidence to your
claim

Matter is made of... Ans: Atoms that are mostly empty space

Atoms are the Ans: smallest particle of an element & the building blocks of
matter

Theories change over time Ans: according to the evidence available

Atoms/molecules attract each other because of the... Ans: attractive
electrical forces between them

Attractions _______ the potential energy Ans: DECREASE

Repulsions _______ the potential energy Ans: INCREASE

Stable systems form when the attractive forces and the repulsive forces are
Ans: Equal

The temperature of a phase depends on the Ans: strength of the
intermolecular forces (the stronger the force, the higher the temp that is
required to break that force

Energy and matter are Ans: versions of the same thing

Matter can be a Ans: particle or a wave

How can scientific questions be answered? Ans: -Doing experiments

-Making observations

-Taking measurements

-Must be done in a replicable way


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