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MATTER AND ITS PROPERTIES Flashcards

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1
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Anything that occupies space and has mass and volume

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Matter

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Composed of small particles that are attracted to each other, and are constantly moving

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Matter

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Matter has three main states:

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Solid, Liquid, Gas

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Definite volume, High density, Low compressibility

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Solid

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Definite volume (takes shape of the container), High density, moderate compressibility

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Liquid

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Indefinite volume, Low density and High compressibility

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Gas

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What are involved during the measurement of the property

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Physical and Chemical Properties

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Properties dependence on the amount of matter:

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Intensive and Extensive Properties

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Properties of a substance that can be observed (by looking, touching, tasting, smelling, or feeling the material)

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Physical Properties

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Measured without changing the substance’s composition

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Physical Properties

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What are the examples under Physical Properties

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  1. Color
  2. Hardness
  3. Density
  4. Ductility
  5. Malleability
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Appearance of an object with respect to light it reflects

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Color

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The ability to resist deformations

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Hardness

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Amount of mass over a volume of a substance

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Density

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The ability of a substance to be stretched into wire

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Ductility

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The ability of substance to be hammered into thin sheets

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Malleability

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Only physical properties can be classified as

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Intensive or Extensive

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Change their value when the amount of matter or substance is changed (dependent on amount of substance)

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Extensive Property

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What are the examples of extensive property?

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  1. Mass
  2. Volume
  3. Length
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Amount of matter in an object

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Mass

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Space occupied by matter

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Volume

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Measurement of an object’s greatest dimension

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Length

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Does not change their value when the amount of matter is changed (independent on the amount of substance)

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Intensive Property

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What are the examples of intensive property?

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  1. Boiling point
  2. Melting point
  3. Density
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Specific temperature at which a liquid boils and turns into vapor

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Boiling point

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Specific temperature at which a solid melts and turns into a liquid

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Melting Point

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Properties that relate to the ability of a substance to react with other substances, or to transform from one substance to another

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Chemical Property

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Change in chemical composition is a must

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Chemical Property

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What are the examples of chemical property?

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  1. Flammability
  2. Acidity
  3. Toxicity
  4. Electronegativity
  5. Solubility
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The ability to burn or ignite

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Flammability

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The ability to donate H+ ions

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Acidity

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Ability to damage an organism

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Toxicity

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The ability to attract a bonding pair of electrons

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Electronegativity

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Ability to dissolve in a solvent

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Solubility

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