Multiple Choice
Table sugar is not a mineral because _____.
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1. Intro to General Chemistry
Classification of Matter
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Which type of matter has a definite weight but indefinite volume and shape?
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Plasma
B
Liquid
C
Solid
D
Gas
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Understand the properties of the states of matter: solids, liquids, gases, and plasma.
Recall that solids have a definite shape and volume, meaning they do not change shape or volume easily.
Know that liquids have a definite volume but take the shape of their container, so their shape is indefinite but volume is definite.
Recognize that gases have neither a definite shape nor a definite volume; they expand to fill their container, but their weight (mass under gravity) remains constant.
Identify that plasma, an ionized gas, behaves similarly to gases in terms of shape and volume but is distinct due to its charged particles.
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