MALLEABILITY
the ability of a substance to be hammered or beaten into thin sheets
DUCTILITY
the ability of a substance to be drawn, pulled, or extruded through a small opening to produce a wire
COLOR
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
ODOR
any property detected by the olfactory system
DENSITY
The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance
VOLATILE
evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
HARDNESS
a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
STRUCTURE
the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex
SOLUBILITY
the ability of one substance to dissolve in another at a given temperature and pressure
MASS
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field, a measure of the amount of matter in an object
VOLUME
the amount of space an object takes up, a measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space
LENGTH
the distance between two points, a measure of the straight-line distance between two points
MELTING POINT
the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid, The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid
BOILING POINT
the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level, the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas
INTENSIVE PHYSICAL PROPERTY
A physical property that does not depend on how much of the mixture there is, it depends on the identity. (Can be used to identify.)
EXTENSIVE PHYSICAL PROPERTY
A physical property that depends on how much of the mixture there is. (Cannot be used to determine identity)
MATTER
that which has mass and occupies space, anything that has mass and takes up space
RADIOACTIVE
giving off radiant energy in the form of alpha, beta, or gamma rays by the breaking up of atoms, a nucleus is radioactive if it spontaneously breaks up, emitting particles or energy in the process
FUSIBLE
capable of being melted and fused
EXPLOSIVE
a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
RUST
the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
FERMENT
to produce alcohol by chemical action, a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
REACTIVITY
the ability of a substance to combine chemically with another substance, the ability of a substance to go through a chemical change
CORROSIVE
eating away gradually, acid like,, The way in which acids react with some metals so as to eat away the metal
FLAMMABLE
Able to catch fire easily, easily ignited and capable of burning quickly.
DIGEST
convert food into absorbable substances, To change food after it has been eaten into simpler forms that the body can use.
STABLE
not taking part readily in chemical change
NON-REACTIVE
elements that do not react, not reactive to other chemicals, not capable of undergoing a chemical change
FADE
to gradually disappear, gradually ceasing to be visible, when clothes lose some of their color
PHYSICAL CHANGE
a change in a substance that does not involve a change in the identity of the substance
CHEMICAL CHANGE
a change that produces matter with a different composition than the original matter, A change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties
PHYSICAL PROPERTY
A characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance, a characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change
CHEMICAL PROPERTY
a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity, a characteristic of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into different substances
STATE
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
GAS
A state of matter with no definite shape or volume
LIQUID
a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
SOLID
of definite shape and volume, the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress
EVAPORATION
The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
MELTING
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
FREEZING
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
BOILING
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas, The process that occurs when vaporization takes place inside a liquid as well as on the surface
CONDENSING
the change of state from a gas to a liquid., The process by which a substance changes from its gas phase to its liquid phase
SUBLIMATING
the change in state from a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state
DISSOLVES
what happens when one material forms a solution with another material, To make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution
CRYSTALLIZES
to form crystals
COLOR CHANGE
A clue to a chemical change in which the substance changes in color.
PRECIPITATE
a solid that forms and settles out of a liquid mixture
DEPOSITION
the change of state from a gas directly to a solid
CHEMICAL BOND
an electrical force linking atoms, SHARING OF TWO ELECTRONS
pH
a value that indicated the acidity or alkalinity of a solution on a scale of 0-14, based on the proportion of H+ ions., -log[H3O+]
viscosity
A liquid's resistance to flowing, the tendency of a liquid to keep from flowing
oxidation
a chemical change in which a substance combines with oxygen, as when iron oxidizes, forming rust, the loss of electrons from one substance
vaporizes
changing of a liquid to a gas
explosion
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
grinding
To crush into small bits or a fine power., reduces particle size and yields a more uniform size distribution