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Properties
Term | Definition |
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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. |