Properties Of Matter Flashcards
What is matter?
Anything that has mass and takes up space (not counting energy)
What is a physical property
Anything that can be observed and/or measured without changing thr chemical
Qualitative
Properties that can be observed with 5 senses
Quantitative
Measured and described by using numbers
The 3 states of matter
Solid, liquid and gas
Lustre
Able to reflect light
Optical clarity
How much light can go through
Transparent, translucent and opaque
All light goes through, a bit of light, and no light goes through
Transparent, translucent, and opaque
All light, bit of light and no light can go through it
Viscosity
How thick a liquid flows
Ex:
Water: non viscous
Honey: viscous
Hardness
Ability to resist scratching
Assigned a scale (1-10) : quantitative description
Malleability
A material able to be hammered into thin sheets
Malleable vs non-Malleable (brittle)
Ductility
Ability to be drawn into wires
Electrical conductivity
Ability to allow electricity to flow through
Conductive vs non-conductive (inculcating)
Colour
Appearance of object depending of light reflecting and/or absorbed
