Properties of Matter
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Matter: Anything that has mass and volume
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Substance: is a single kind of matter that is
pure, meaning it has a specific make-up or
composition
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Chemistry is the study of matter and how it
changes
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All matter has chemical and physical
properties
 Physical
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Properties of Matter
Physical Property: Is a characteristic of a pure
substance that can be observed without
changing it into another substance
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Freezing, hardness, texture, color, flexibility,
solid, liquid, gas, dissolves, luster, malleable,
ductile
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Physical properties can be used to classify
matter
 Chemical
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Properties of Matter
Chemical Property: Is a characteristic of a
pure substance that describes its ability to
change into different substances
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Flammability, Reactivity, Rusting
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Methane Gas: The gas can catch in fire and
burn in air, when it burns, it combines with
O2 in the air and forms water and carbon
dioxide.
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To observe chemical properties, you must
change it to another substance
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Again are used to classify matter