1. Physical and Chemical Properties
Describing Matter
Physical and Chemical Properties

2. Physical Properties
Can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the matter

3. Physical Properties Color Scent/odor Red apple Purple car
Smell of fresh laundry
Stench of old shoes

4. Physical Properties
State of matter
Solid
Liquid
Gas

5. Physical Properties Malleability Ductility
Ability to be pounded into thin sheets
Ductility
Ability to be drawn into wire

6. Physical Properties Conductivity Solubility
Ability to allow current to pass through
Solubility
The ability to dissolve in another substance

7. Physical Properties Density
The amount of matter in a given space or volume
Density = mass / volume
Units:
g/mL, kg/L, g/cm3

8. Chemical Properties
Describes a substance based on its ability to change into a new substance

9. Chemical Properties Flammability Reactivity The ability to burn
The ability to react with another substance (water)

10. Chemical Properties pH
How acidic or basic a substance is

11. Properties Song