Properties of Objects

Open Ended

Research the cause and effects of changes on the matter and describe in your own words what happened with the matter.

The causes and effects on properties of objects.

Intensive and Extensive Properties of Matter

​Both the physical and chemical properties of matter are either extensive or intensive.
Extensive properties including mass and volume are proportional to the amount of matter being weighed. Density and colour, for example, are not affected by the amount of matter present.

An intensive property is a bulk property, which means it is a system’s local physical property that is independent of the system’s size or volume of material.

​Intensive properties of matter

Intensive properties are those that are independent of the amount of matter present. Pressure and temperature, for example, are intensive properties.

​Intensive properties of matter

A property that is dependent on the amount of matter in a sample is known as an extensive property. Extensive properties include mass and volume.

​Extensive property of matter

The scale of the system or the volume of matter in it determines the extensive property of the system. Extensive properties are those in which the value of a system’s property is equal to the sum of the values for the parts of the system.

​Extensive property of matter

Open Ended

Research the chemical properties of the matter

​Chemical properties are characteristics that can only be measured or observed as matter transforms into a particular type of matter. Reactivity, flammability, and the ability to rust are among them.

​Chemical Properties of Matter

The tendency of matter to react chemically with other substances is known as reactivity. Flammability, toxicity, acidity, the reactivity of various types, and heat of combustion are examples of chemical properties.

​Chemical Properties of Matter

The tendency of matter to combine chemically with other substances is known as reactivity. Certain materials are highly reactive, whereas others are extremely inactive. Potassium, for example, is extremely reactive, even in the presence of water. A pea-sized piece of potassium reacts explosively when combined with a small volume of water.

​Reactivity

The tendency of matter to burn is referred to as flammability. As matter burns, it reacts with oxygen and transforms into various substances. A flammable matter is anything like wood.

​Flammability

Toxicity refers to the extent to which a chemical element or a combination of chemicals may harm an organism.

​Toxicity

A substance’s ability to react with an acid is a chemical property. Some metals form compounds when they react with different acids. Acids react with bases to create water, which neutralizes the acid.

​Acidity