Properties of Matter

Matter

anything that has MASS and takes up SPACE (volume)

Chemical Property

tells us whether a substance has the ability to change into a new substance with different properties

Reactivity

CHEMICAL PROPERTY:How easily it combines with other substances to form new compounds

Heat of Combustion

CHEMICAL PROPERTY:The amount of energy released when a substance burns

Flammability

CHEMICAL PROPERTY: The ability of fuels to ignite easily

Acidity

CHEMICAL PROPERTY: Produces Hydrogen (H+) ions when dissolved in water

Basicity

CHEMICAL PROPERTY: Produces Hydroxide (OH-) ions when dissolved in water

Toxicity

CHEMICAL PROPERTY: Dangers to the health of living things

Physical Property

characteristic of a material that can be observed or measured without destroying the material or changing it into something else by changing its chemical composition

Ductility

PHYSICAL PROPERTY:The ability of an object to be pulled into a wire without bending or breaking

Density

PHYSICAL PROPERTY: The amount of matter in a particular space

Malleability

PHYSICAL PROPERTY:the ability of a substance to be hammered into thin sheets

Luster

PHYSICAL PROPERTY: How shiny or dull a substance is

Solubility

PHYSICAL PROPERTY: The ability of one substance to dissolve within another substance

Solution

a mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another

Solute

the substance that is being dissolved

Solvent

the substance that is doing the dissolving