ACS GEN CHEM 1 FINAL questions with correct answers

the physical material of the universe. It is anything that has mass and occupies space. - Answer Matter is made up of relatively few elements. - Answer Matter The smallest building block of matter. Smallest particle that retains the chemical property of the element (O, He, S). - Answer Atom Each _______ is made of the same kind of atom - Answer Element Combination of atoms held together in specific shapes - Answer Molecule No fixed volume or shape, conforms to volume and shape of container, is compressible - Answer Gas Individual particles are confined to a given volume, liquid flows (no definite shape) and assumes the shape of its container up to the volume of the liquid, slightly compressible - Answer Liquid Rigid with definite shape, very slightly compressible - Answer Solid these stable diatomics - Answer H2,O2, N2, and the Halogens (F2, Cl2, Br2, I2)