Properties of Matter

Physical properties

Properties that are observed and measured without producing a new substance

Chemical properties

Properties observed and measured with a chemical reaction, leading to a change in the composition of a substance

Extensive properties

Properties that vary depending on the size or amount of matter

Intensive properties

Properties that are not affected by the size or amount of matter, indicative of a substance’s identity

Filtration

Separation technique for mixtures involving suspension of small insoluble particles in a liquid

Decantation

Separation technique for mixtures involving settling of large insoluble particles in a liquid

Centrifugation

Separation technique for colloids by spinning mixtures in a centrifuge to settle the components

Magnetic Property

Separation technique for mixtures with magnetic substances using magnets

Manual separation

Separation technique for mixtures with significant size differences that can be separated manually

Sublimation

Separation technique converting substances into gas and depositing them on a cool surface

Distillation

Separation technique for liquid mixtures by heating and condensing the vapor

Evaporation

Separation technique for solid soluble substances in a liquid by heating to remove the liquid

Chromatography

Separation method for substances in a solution by differential movement on a stationary phase carried by a mobile phase