Properties of Matter

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and volume.

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Define an Intensive Property.

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An Intensive Property is a property that does not depend on the amount of substance present, such as boiling point or density.

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Give an example of an Intensive Property.

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Boiling Point.

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What is an Extensive Property?

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An Extensive Property is a property that depends on the amount of substance present, such as mass or volume.

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What does it mean if a material has a high tendency to resist corrosion?

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It means the material does not easily react with acids or other corrosive substances.

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True or False: Liquids resist compression.

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True.

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What is the difference between physical and chemical properties?

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Physical properties can be observed without changing the substance's identity, while chemical properties involve a change in the substance's identity.

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Give an example of a physical property.

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The metal has reached its melting point.

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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 reactivity with acid.

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What is density?

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Density is the mass of a substance divided by its volume.