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vocab 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is physical property? | any characteristic of a material that can be observed or measured without changing the composition of the substances in the material. |
| what is viscosity? | the tendency of a liquid to keep from flowing |
| what is conductivity? | a materials ability to allow heat or electric charges to flow |
| what is malleability? | the ability of a solid to be hammered without shattering |
| what is melting point? | the temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid |
| what is boiling point? | the temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas |
| what is filtration? | the process that separates materials based on the size of its particles |
| what is distillation? | a process that separates the substances in a solution based on their boiling points |
| what is physical change? | a change that occurs when some properties of a material change, but the substances in the material stay the same |
| what is chemical property? | any property that produces a change in the composition of matter |