The Properties of Matter Flashcards
Matter has two types of properties. What are they?
Physical and Chemical
What is a property?
Properties are qualities, traits or characteristics that belong to an individual or thing.
In Science what are you observing?
In science, we are observing properties and changes in matter.
MATTER:
Remember…matter is anything that
has mass and takes up space (Everything!)
Properties are qualities, traits or characteristics that belong to an individual or thing.
What is a physical property?
Physical Properties are a characteristic of a substance that can be described or measures.
Touch, feel, smell, hear, see, measure
What is a chemical property?
Chemical Properties are how a substance reacts with something else and creates a new substance
What are the two types of Physical properties?
Qualitative and Quantitative
Qualitative is….
Words and descriptions
Quantitative is….
Used measurements of numbers to describe something
Name 17 physical properties
Colour - the colour of a substance
Texture- How the substance feels
Odor- How the substance smells
Lustre - The appearance of the surface of the substance when light shines on it.
Density - The amount of matter per unit volume
Clarity- The ability for light to pass through a substance (transparent, translucent and Opaque)
State of Matter - liquid, solid, gas
Hardness - how easily it can be scratched
Malleability - the ability of a substance to be hammer or bent in to a different direction (malleable - a substance that can be bent/Brittle - a substance will break if bent)
Ductility - The ability of a substance to be drawn in into a wire
Melting Point - the temperature a substance changes state from a solid to a liquid
Boiling Point - the temperature that a substance changes state from liquid to gas
Viscosity - the ability to pour liquid
Solubility - The ability of a substance to dissolve in a solvent such as water
Taste - the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and on contact with a substance
Mass - how much matter is in a substance measured using a scale
Volume - the amount of space a substance takes up - units are mL for liquid and cm3
What is lustre?
The appearance of a substance when light shines on it.
What is clarity
The ability for light to pass through a substance
transparent
translucent
opaque
What are the states of Matter
Liquid
Solid
Gas
What is malleability?
THe ability of a substance to be hammered or bent into a different direction
Malleable - the substance can be bent
Brittle -The substance will break if bent
What is ductility
THe ability of a substance to be drawn into a wire
What is Melting point
the temperature a substance changes states from a solid to a liquid
