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Properties of Matter
Chemistry Properties of Matter
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11/02/2012

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Physical Properties

 

Definition
The characteristics of a substance that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance.
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Density
Definition
A measure of the amount of matter present in a given volume of a substance.
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Physical Change
Definition
A change in any physical property of a substance, not in the substance itself.
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Chemical Properties
Definition
Describes how substances can form new substances.
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Chemical Change
Definition
The change of one substance into another substance.
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Physical Change
Definition
A change in any physical property of a substance.
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Melting
Definition
The process by which a solid becomes a liquid
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Melting Point
Definition
The lowest temperature at which a substance begins to melt.
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Freezing
Definition
The process by which a liquid becomes a solid.
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Freezing Point
Definition
The temperature at which a specific liquid becomes a solid.
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Evaporation
Definition
A process by which a liquid becomes a gas.
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Sublimation
Definition
When a solid changes directly to a gas.
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Boiling
Definition
A process by which a liquid becomes a gas.
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Boiling Point
Definition
The temperature at which a substance boils.
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Condensation
Definition
The process by which a gas changes its state to become a liquid.
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