The properties of matter

Melting point & boiling point examples- the melting point of water is BLANK degrees C and the boiling point of water is BLANK degrees C. The melting point of BLANK is 1063 degrees C and the BLANK point of gold is 2856 degrees C.

0, 100, gold, boiling point

Physical properties

A property of a substance that can be observed or measured WITHOUT CHANGING the chemical identity of the substance

Chemical properties

A property of a substance that describes HOW IT REACTS to other substances and CHANGES ITS CHEMICAL IDENTITY as a result

Malleability example- BLANK is very malleable and that is why we use it to make foil to wrap our food. Other substances like glass, are BLANK malleable, because it would break instead of change shape. Wood is BLANK, while copper is BLANK.

Aluminum, not, not malleable, malleable

Magnetism example- substances like steel are BLANK to magnets so they are considered BLANK. Substances like glass are BLANK attracted to magnets and are called BLANK.

Attracted, magnetic, not, non-magnetic

Odor examples- Old dirty gym socks smell BLANK and roses smell BLANK. Never BLANK anything in a chemistry lab unless instructed to do so. If smelling a substance, the BLANK method should be used to sniff it.

Bad, good, smell, hand waving

Malleability definition- the property of a substance that describes its ability to be BLANK or BLANK into a BLANK without BLANK.

Bent, hammered, thin sheet, breaking

The properties of matter you can detect with sight

Color, clarity, texture, luster

Examples of physical properties

Color, state of matter

Example of chemical properties

Combustibility

Combustibility example- glass is not BLANK. Dry wood is BLANK combustible than wet wood. BLANK fuels, like coal, natural gas, and gasoline, are combustible.

Combustible, more, fossil

Ductility example- many metals like BLANK and BLANK can easily be drawn into a thin wire. Substances like water and cement are not BLANK.

Copper, gold, ductile

Electrical conductivity example- BLANK is a BLANK electrical conductor, and that is why it is used as the main material for the wiring found in most homes and electronics. Plastic is BLANK a good conductor of electricity and that is why it is used to BLANK electrical wires.

Copper, good, not, insulate

Crystal form example- if you look with a high powered microscope, you can observe that sugar crystals are oblong and slanted at the sides, but the crystal form of salt is shaped more like a BLANK.

Cube

Hardness examples- On mob's hardness scale of minerals, a BLANK is the hardest thing known on Earth with a hardness level of BLANK. An emerald is also hard but it has a hardness level of BLANK.

Diamond, 10, 7.5

Solubility definition- the property of a substance that describes how easily it BLANK when mixed with another substance.

Dissolves

Luster examples- A piece of paper is BLANK because it does not reflect must light, but the chrome on a car is BLANK because it reflects a lot of light. Another dull thing is an BLANK and another shiny thing is a BLANK.

Dull, shiny, eraser, spoon

Electrical conductivity definition- the property of a substance that is a measure of its ability to conduct an BLANK.

Electrical current

Combustibility definition- the property of a substance that describes whether or not it will catch on BLANK in the presence of BLANK and BLANK.

Fire, oxygen, heat

Crystal form definition- the property of a substance that describes the BLANK that it takes when it forms crystals in its BLANK state.

Geometrical shapes, solid

Viscosity example- water is BLANK viscous than oil, and that is why it pours out of its container more easily than oil does. Ketchup is BLANK viscous than oil, and that is why it is BLANK for it to pour out of its container.

Less, more, harder

Density example- rubber is BLANK dense than water and that is why it will float in water. A penny is BLANK dense than water and that is why it will sink to the bottom of water. Water in its BLANK state is less dense than water in its BLANK state. That is why ice floats on water.

Less, more, solid, liquid

Clarity definition- the property of a substance that describes how much BLANK can pass through it.

Light

Color definition- the property of a substance that describes how it affects the BLANK in your BLANK when that substance BLANK different BLANK of light.

Light sensing receptors, retina, reflects, wave lengths

State of matter examples- There are three states of matter. Water in a lake is found in the BLANK state, water in your ice cube tray is found in the BLANK state, and water in steam is found in the BLANK state.

Liquid, solid, gas

Magnetism definition- the property of a substance that describes if it is attracted to a BLANK.

Magnetic field

Density definition- the property of a substance that describes how much BLANK of a substance is contained in a given BLANK of space of that substance.

Mass, volume

The properties of matter you can detect with smell

Odor

Odor definition- the property of a substance that describes how it affects the BLANK.

Olfactory receptors

Viscosity definition- the property of a substance that describes how easily it can BLANK or how BLANK it is.

Pour, thick

Color examples- A fire truck is BLANK but the sky on a sunny day is BLANK. The leaves on the trees in the summer are BLANK, but the color of the sun is BLANK. The color of an orange is BLANK.

Red, blue, green, yellow, orange

Hardness definition- the property of a substance that describes how difficult it is to BLANK its surface.

Scratch

Luster definition- the property of a substance that describes how BLANK or BLANK it is.

Shiny, lustrous

Texture examples- The surface of a bowl feels BLANK but the surface of the cement sidewalk feels BLANK. The fur of a cat feels BLANK. The surface of an eraser feels BLANK.

Smooth, rough, soft, tacky/rough

Reactivity with water example- some substances, like BLANK are very reactive with water, and so they have to be stored in a water-free environment. Even the water vapor in the air can cause a reaction so these substances must be stored under BLANK.

Sodium, mineral oil

State of matter definition- The property of a substance that determines whether or not it is a BLANK, BLANK, or BLANK.

Solid, liquid, gas

Solubility examples- water and vinegar mix together completely and therefore, vinegar is BLANK in water. Salt is also BLANK in water because it will dissolve completely in water. Neither oil nor sand will dissolve in water water, and that is why they are considered BLANK in water.

Soluble, soluble, insoluble

Texture definition- the property of a substance that describes how the BLANK of a substance BLANK.

Surface, feels

Taste examples- Sugar tastes BLANK but lemons taste BLANK. Nothing in a chemistry lab should ever be BLANK. Even if one of the ingredients is a common food item, once it is used for a lab, it is considered potentially BLANK.

Sweet, sour, tasted, contaminated

The properties of matter you can detect with taste

Taste

Taste definition- The property of a substance that describes how it affects the BLANK otherwise known as BLANK.

Taste receptors, taste buds

Boiling point definition- the property of a substance that is the BLANK at which it transforms from the BLANK state into the BLANK state.

Temperature, liquid, gas

Melting point definition- the property of a substance that is the BLANK at which it transforms from the BLANK state into the BLANK state.

Temperature, solid, liquid

The properties of matter you can detect with touch

Texture, hardness

Ductility definition- the property of a substance that describes its ability to be drawn into a BLANK without BLANK.

Thin wire, breaking

Clarity examples- A piece of glass is BLANK meaning that it lets all light pass through it, maple syrup is BLANK because it lets some light through it, and mud is BLANK because it lets no light pass through it.

Transparent, translucent, opaque

Reactivity with water definition- the property of a substance that describes whether or not it is reactive with BLANK.

Water