PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF Examples: FLAMMABILITY, which is the ability of a

substance to burn when in contact with flame,

MATTER
Properties can be classified as physical or
chemical depending on whether or not the chemical
composition of a substance is changed during the
course of the observation.
PHYSICAL PROPERTY is one that can be observed
without changing the composition of a substance, it
includes phase, color, solubility, density, melting and
boiling points, volatility, viscosity, and conductivity.
Example: observing gold on its physical state as a solid
and in noting its ability to conduct electricity.
producing new substance(s). ; CHEMICAL REACTIVITY is
how a substance reacts with another substance.
EXERCISES:
A. Classify each of the following properties as physical
or chemical. Write your answer on the space provided
before each number.
1. Silicon is hard.
2. Ice floats on water.

The physical properties of matter are further classified 3. Cadmium is poisonous.

into:
4. Hydrogen catches fire when ignited
EXTENSIVE PROPERTIES such as mass, length, size, and in the air.
volume depend on the amount of matter. This means
5. Gallium liquefies at hand
that the more matter there is, the greater is its mass,
temperature.
volume, or any one of its extensive properties.
B. Identify if the property is extensive or intensive.
INTENSIVE PROPERTIES depend on the type of matter.
Write the answer on the space provided before each
These include density, color, physical state, melting,
number.
boiling, and freezing points, and thermal conductivity.
1. color of a dye solution
Physical Properties of Some Substances
2. boiling point of salt solution
MELTING BOILING
SUBSTANCE STATE COLOR POINT POINT 3. temperature
(OC) (OC)
Brownish 4. hardness of metals
Bromine Gas -7 59
red
5. the tendency of iron to
Oxygen Gas Colorless -219 -183
dissolve acids.
Silvery
Mercury Liquid -39 357
white
Water Liquid Colorless 0 100

Gold Solid Yellow 1064 2856

Sodium
Solid White 801 1413
chloride

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES are characteristics that can be

observed with an accompanying change in the chemical
composition of a substance.

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