Chemistry: Atoms First (2nd Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1305079248
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-924-3

Chapter 1 - Active Learning Questions - Page 51a: 3

Answer

a. False b. False c. False d. False e. True

Work Step by Step

The terms solid, liquid, and gas describe the bulk behavior of many atoms or molecules together, based on how they interact and move relative to each other. A single atom does not have these collective properties—it is just a particle with a nucleus and electrons. States of matter emerge only when large numbers of atoms interact, so an individual atom cannot be classified as solid, liquid, or gas on its own. The true option is e. An individual atom cannot be considered to be a solid, liquid, or gas.
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