IG Chemistry Handout
Matter, properties and changes
Handout
1. States of matter
structure
Solid
（s）
Liquid
Particle
arrangement

_________
_________

（l）
not
_________
_________
volume
_______
_______
takes the
shape of
its
_______
_______________
__________
conform
to the
shape of
its
container
fills the
entire
volume
of its
container
________
compressed.
；

Gas
（g）

less
_________
than the
particles in
a _____.
very
_________
________
Property
shape
Compressibility
_______ __________
2.Melting point and Boiling point
Melting point
Boiling point
the temperature at which matter changes from _____ to _____ form.
the temperature at which matter changes from _____to _____ form.
Exercise：Indicate its melting point, boiling point ,phase changes.
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IG Chemistry Handout
3. Physical change and chemical change
Definition
Key point
Physical change
A change
which alters a substance without changing its
______
chemical change
A process that involves
_________________________
_______
See whether there’s any ________ produced.
Common types
5.Physical property and chemical property
Definition
Physical property
can be observed without
changing the sample’s
composition.（___________）
chemical property
The ability of a substance
to combine with or change into
one or more other substances
(__________).
Common properties
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