Properties of Matter

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What are the two main types of properties of matter?

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Chemical and physical properties.

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What do chemical properties describe?

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The ability of matter to react or combine with other matter to form a new substance.

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What is reactivity?

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Reactivity refers to how easily a substance undergoes a chemical reaction, resulting in a new, chemically different substance.

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What is flammability?

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Flammability measures how quickly a material can catch fire and burn, resulting in a new, different substance (ash and smoke).

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What can physical properties be measured or observed without?

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Without changing the matter into something else.

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What is the melting point?

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The temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid without becoming a new substance.

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What is the boiling point?

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The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas without becoming a new substance.

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What does solubility refer to?

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How well a substance can be dissolved in a liquid, forming a mixture without creating a new substance.

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How can salt be separated from saltwater?

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By evaporating the water, leaving the salt behind.

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What is density?

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The relationship between mass and volume of a substance, which remains constant regardless of the amount of substance.