Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter

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What is a physical property of matter?

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

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What is a chemical property of matter?

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A characteristic that describes a substance's ability to undergo changes that transform it into different substances, such as reactivity or toxicity.

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Define intensive property.

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A property that does not depend on the amount of substance present, such as density or boiling point.

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Define extensive property.

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A property that depends on the amount of substance present, such as mass or volume.

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What is mass in terms of physical properties?

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Mass is an extensive physical property that measures the amount of matter in an object.

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What is volume in terms of physical properties?

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Volume is an extensive physical property that measures the space occupied by a substance.

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What does reactivity refer to in chemical properties?

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Reactivity refers to the ability of a substance to undergo a chemical reaction with another substance.

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What is toxicity in terms of chemical properties?

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Toxicity is a chemical property that describes the degree to which a substance can harm living organisms.

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What is ductility?

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Ductility is an intensive physical property that describes a material's ability to be stretched into a wire.

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What is malleability?

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Malleability is an intensive physical property that describes a material's ability to be hammered or pressed into thin sheets.