Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter

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What is a Chemical Property?

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A characteristic of a substance that can only be observed or measured by changing the chemical identity of the substance, such as flammability.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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What is a Physical Property?

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A characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing its chemical identity, such as color, mass, or volume.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is Flammability?

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A chemical property that describes how easily a substance can catch fire.

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What is Solubility?

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The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance, such as salt dissolving in water.

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What is Mass?

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The total amount of matter in an object, typically measured in grams or kilograms.

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What is Viscosity?

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A physical property that describes a fluid's resistance to flow, such as honey being more viscous than water.

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What is Melting Point?

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The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid, such as ice melting at 0°C.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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What is Magnetism?

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A physical property that describes the ability of a substance to attract or repel other materials, such as iron being magnetic.

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What is Malleability?

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A physical property that describes a material's ability to be shaped or deformed without breaking, such as gold being malleable.

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What is Density?

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A physical property defined as mass per unit volume, often used to identify substances.