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Properties
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Density | The mass per unit volume of a material; describes how tightly packed a substance's molecules are. |
| Physical property | - Any characteristic material that can be observed without of a changing the identity of the material itself |
| Chemical property | A characteristic of a substance that indicates whether it can undergo a specific chemical change. |
| Physical change | - A change in the size, shape, color, or state of matter. |
| Chemical change | The change of substances to different substances. |
| flammability | Ability to burn |
| Oxidation | a process in which a chemical substance changes because of the addition of oxygen. |
| combustion | Rapid burning |
| conductivity | the property of conducting or transmitting heat, electricity, etc. |
| mass | A measurement of the amount of matter in an object. |
| volume | The amount of space occupied by an object. |
| weight | -The measure of the force of gravity of an object. |
| solubility | The amount of a substance that will dissolve in a solvent; generally expressed as the maximum number of grams of solute that will dissolve in 100 g of a solvent at a specific temperature. |
| viscosity | describes a fluid's resistance to flow |
| malleability | Ability of metals to be hammered or rolled into thin sheets |
| ductility | ability of metals to be pulled into wires |
| magnetism | A property of some materials in which there is a force of repulsion or attraction between certain like and unlike poles |
| reactivity | the state or power of being reactive or the degree to which a thing is reactive. |
| luster | gentle shining light that is reflected from a surface |
| texture | the way that an object feels when you touch it, for example, how smooth or rough it is. |