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What is matter?
The amount
of matter in
an object (in
g or kg).
5. Volume
The amount
of space an
object
occupies (in
mL, L, cm3,
m3, etc.)
6. Density – the ratio of mass to
volume; reflects the degree of
packing of particles in matter.
D = m/v
Lowest density element:
Hydrogen
0.0009 g/cm3
Highest density element:
Osmium
23 g/cm3
7. Luster
The way that a
substance reflects
light (metallic, non-
metallic, glassy, pearly,
dull).
Ability of a
substance to
be stretched
into a wire.
9. Malleability
Ability of a
substance to
be hammered
flat and to
retain the new
shape.
10. State (phase) of matter
Examples so far:
Examples so far:
Intensive properties are determined by the chemical
composition of the particles and their structure
(arrangement). (intensive ~ internal)
Extensive Properties
• Depend only on the number of particles,
not on their composition or internal
arrangement.
(extensive ~ external)
Chemical Property- A trait of matter
that can only be observed if a
substance has the property. In the
process of testing the chemical
property, the substance changes
composition if it has that property.
1) Reactivity with oxygen :
rusting (iron)
tarnishing (silver, copper, brass, etc)
2) Reactivity with water:
3) Reactivity with acids or bases:
4) Combustibility or Flammability:
5) Chemical formula (chemical composition):
What something is made of is always a
chemical property.
Cubic Octahedral
Rhombohedral
Amorphous
Which are better
characteristic properties?
Intensive properties,
or
Extensive properties?
Intensive properties make the
best characteristic properties
because…
Intensive properties are determined
by the composition and structure
of matter. They never change!