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Properties of Matter
Properties of Matter
MATTER
* ex: vase,cellphone,book,wall,paper
air considered as matter because it has volume and takes up space
NON-MATTER
* concepts and things that do not possess mass or take up physical space.
* typically do not carry a scent, nor can they be tasted or touched.
* observable characteristics that describe a given example of matter like mass and volume
>> mass - amount or measure of matter present in an object
>> volume – space occupied by an object
* help you identify their uses
>> ex: food are also a kind of matter without which we cannot survive.
clothes that we wear, all the necessary things like pencil,brush,utensils.
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Each type of matter has different physical properties which can be observed
or calculated.
EXTENSIVE PROPERTY
- DEPEND on the amount or quantity of material observed
- ex : mass,size,weight,length,volume,shape
INTENSIVE PROPERTY
- DO NOT DEPEND on the amount of material observed
- depends on the kind of material present in it
- ex : color,density,luster,odor,temperature,boiling point,freezing point,and chemical reactivity