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Physical Properties
Question | Answer |
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The ability for a substance to bend, pounded out into sheets, or be reshaped. | malleability |
The ability for a material to be pulled into wires. | ductility |
The ability for a substance to dissolve in another substance. | solubility |
The mass per volume unit of a substance | density |
The amount of matter a substance has. | mass |
The amount of space an object takes up. | volume |
The ability for a substance to transfer heat. | thermal conductivity |
The ability for a substance to transfer electricity. | electrical conductivity |
The ability for a substance to be in the state of solid, liquid, or gas. | state of matter |
The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid. | melting point |
The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid. | freezing point |
The temperature at which a liquid substance begins to bubble and change to vapor. | boiling point |
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1 degree Celsius. | specific heat |
If a substance floats it probably has a ? | low density |
If a substance sinks it probably has a ? | high density |
If a pot of water is heated on the stove for 20 seconds, what would explain why pot feels really hot to touch but not the water? | difference in specific heat |
Melting point is the same temperature as the ? | the freezing point |
Most metals have a ? | low specific heat |
Water takes a long time to heat up. This means it has a ? | high specific heat |
In a salt water solution, the salt is the ? | solute |
In a salt water solution the water is the? | solvent |
A property that does not change and is used to identify one substance from another. | characteristic property |