Properties Of Matter Flashcards

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What are the 2 kinds of properties?

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Chemical and physical properties

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These describe matter

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Properties

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Describes the way a substance reacts when it changes. Example: flammability, heat of combustion, toxicity, radioactivity, rusting, Ph, ability to oxidize

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Chemic properties

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Characteristics of a substance that can be observed WITHOUT changing the substance. Example: Viscosity, conductivity, malleability, hardness, shape, color, odor, texture, boiling point, melting point, strength, ability to conduct electricity, magnetism, heat, density shape, color,)

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Physical Properties

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Materials ability to allow heat flow, like metals

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Comductivity

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Viscosity

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The tendency of a liquid to resist flowing, like honey (heat decreases viscosity)

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Ability of a solid to be hammered or shaped without shattering. Like gold.

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Maeability

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Determined which is harder based on which scratches the other. Like diamonds.

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Hardness

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The mass per unit volume of a substance. LOW density= light. If known can determine if object will float in water.

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Density what weighs more a brick or a sponge of the same size? A brick!

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What is the density of water?

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1 gram per Milliliter : object over 1 will float, object under 1 will sink

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Mass divided by volume

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Density

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