please help with these quesitons...
true/false?:
1. an individual atom should be considered to be a solid
2. ...a liquid
3...a gas?
4. the state of the atom depends on which element it is.
5. an individual atom cannot be condered to be a solid, liquid, or gas.
and if you could tell me why the false ones are false that would be great. thankssss so much.
2006-12-11 11:53:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
5 is the only true one. Whether a substance is a solid, a liquid or a gas depends on how strongly the atoms which make it up are attracted to one another. Therefore, you must have more than one atom in a sample to decide whether it's a solid, liquid or gas.
2006-12-11 12:00:20 · answer #1 · answered by Amy F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5
2006-12-11 11:58:47 · answer #2 · answered by MeGs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1,2, and 3 are false.
4 - true
5 - not sure what you mean by "condered".
2006-12-11 11:58:12 · answer #3 · answered by The Doctor 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋