States of matter, purification and electron configuration

A solid is a state of matter that has a(n)

• indefinite volume and an indefinite shape.

• definite volume and a definite shape.

• definite volume and an indefinite shape.

• indefinite volume and a definite shape.

In which state of matter are particles packed tightly together in fixed positions?

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• compound

The state of matter in which particles are arranged in either a crystalline or an amorphous form is...

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• fluid

Particles of a liquid...

• are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.

• have no viscosity.

• decrease in volume with increasing temperature.

• are free to move in a container but remain in close contact with one another.

The surface of water can act like a sort of skin due to a property of liquids called...

• viscosity.

• surface tension.

• condensation

• evaporation

At maximum, an f-orbital can hold __________ electrons, a d-orbital can hold __________ electrons, and a p-orbital can hold __________ electrons.

• 14, 10, 6

• 2, 8, 18

• 14, 8, 2

• 2, 6, 10

The change from liquid to solid, or the reverse of melting, is called

• condensation

• boiling

• sublimation

• freezing

The freezing point of water is the same as its...

• melting point

• boiling point

• sublimation point

• evaporation point

What is vaporization?

• a gas becoming a liquid

• a liquid becoming a solid

• a gas becoming a solid

• a liquid becoming a gas

Which state of matter undergoes changes in volume most easily?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• fluid