Chem 3 (matter) Flashcards
Matter is anything you can (4)
Touch, taste, smell, feel
A property describes how an object (3)
Looks
Feels
Acts
All properties of matter are described as either (2)
Physical
Chemical
A physical property can usually be observed with
Our senses
Physical property includes color, quality of objects substance with respect to
reflection of light
Physical property size
Objects overall dimensions
Physical property volume
Amount of space a substance or object occupies
Physical property density is ratio of _ in a substance
Mass and volume
Physical property boiling point/melting point
Temp at which something boils or melts
Physical property magnetism
Whether or not something is magnetic
Physical property solubility
How easily something dissolves in another substance
Physical properties are broken down into two different categories (2)
Intensive properties
Extensive properties
Intensive properties don’t depend on
Amount of substance present
Example of intensive not depending on amount of substance present
Density (at room temp) is the same no matter how much substance you have
Extensive properties depend on
Amount of matter being measured