What kind of properties are used to describe matter?          Chemistry    Lesson 1.1

Matter
  • Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.



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Chemistry
  • Chemistry is the study of the properties of matter and how matter changes.
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Substance
  • In chemistry, a substance is a single kind of matter that is pure.
Matter has two kinds of properties 
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Physical Properties
  • Observed without changing a substance into another substance.
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Chemical Properties
  • The ability of a substance to change into different substances.
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Physical Property
  • A physical property is observed without changing a substance into another substance.
  • Examples of physical properties are hardness, texture, color, and ability to dissolve in water.
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Chemical Property
  • A chemical property is the ability of a substance to change into different substances.
  • Some chemical properties are burning and rusting.