Physical Properties Vocabulary

Can be observed or measured without changing a substance into a different substance

• Chemical Properties

• Physical Properties

How well a substance allows electricity to flow through it

• Conductivity

• Malleability

• Density

• Ductility

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Whether or not a substance will dissolve in water

• Conductivity

• Solubility

• Melting Point

• Boiling Point

Whether or not the substance can be shaped or flattened

• Conductivity

• Solubility

• Malleability

• Melting Point

The temperature at which the substance changes from a solid to a liquid

• Melting Point

• Boiling Point

• Density

• Ductility

The temperature at which the substance changes from a liquid to a gas

• Melting Point

• Boiling Point

• Mass

• Conductivity

How closely packed the molecules of a substance are in a defined amount of space

• Magnetism

• Conductivity

• Malleability

• Density

Solid, Liquid, Gas, or Plasma

• Magnetism

• Hardness

• Conductivity

• State of Matter

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Whether a substance can be pulled into a long thin wire

• Conductivity

• Malleability

• Ductility

• Volume

Whether or not a substance is attracted to a magnetic field or a magnet

• Hardness

• Ductility

• Malleability

• Magnetism