Properties of Matter

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What is a chemical property?

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A characteristic of a substance that can only be observed during a chemical reaction, such as flammability or reactivity.

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What is a physical property?

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A characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance's identity, such as color, mass, and volume.

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How do you calculate density?

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Density = Mass / Volume.

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What is the density of an object with a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm³?

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7 g/cm³.

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What is flammability?

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A chemical property that describes how easily a substance can catch fire.

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What is reactivity with water?

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A chemical property that describes how a substance interacts with water, often resulting in a chemical change.

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

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Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force of gravity acting on that mass.

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What is displacement in the context of measuring volume?

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The method of determining the volume of an object by measuring how much water it displaces when submerged.

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What is the unit of density?

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Commonly expressed in grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm³) or kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m³).

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What is the significance of a substance's boiling point?

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The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas, indicating a physical property.