Properties of Matter

Physical Properties

These describe the properties of a substance through the five senses: Hearing, smelling, seeing, touching and hearing.

These describe the properties of a substance through the five senses: Hearing, smelling, seeing, touching and hearing.

Lustre

Defines how well a substance reflects light of its surface.

This chandelier is very lustrous, meaning it reflects light very well off of its surface.

This chandelier is very lustrous, meaning
it reflects light very well off of its surface.

Solubility

Defines the ability of a substance(the solute) to dissolve when put in a solvent.

When the sugar(solute) is put in water(solvent) it dissolves and creates a new mixture (a solution). This means sugar

When the sugar(solute) is put
in water(solvent) it dissolves
and creates a new mixture
(a solution). This means sugar
is highly soluble.

Viscosity

Defines how fast or slow a liquid flows when being poured.

Honey flows very slowly when its poured, meaning it's highly viscous.

Honey flows very slowly when its poured, meaning
it's highly viscous.

Electrical conductivity

Defines how well a substance transfers electricity through it.

Gold is used in many devices like phones because gold has high conductivity(transfers electricity well)

Gold is used in many
devices like phones
because gold has high
conductivity(transfers
electricity well)

Brittleness

If a substance is hard but can be easily broken into several pieces, it's considered brittle.

Glass is a hard substance, but it breaks with a small amount of force applied to it. This means the glass is very brittle.

Glass is a hard substance, but
it breaks with a small amount
of force applied to it. This means
the glass is very brittle.

Hardness

This refers to the ability
of a substance to resist
force and keep its form.

Diamonds are extremely hard, which is why they're used for valuable things like marriage rings.

Diamonds are extremely hard,
which is why they're used for
valuable things like marriage
rings.

Matter: What makes up everything in the universe. Matter takes up space wherever you go, and can have both physical and chemical properties. Read on to learn more!

Chemical Properties

Chemical properties describe the ability of a substance to create another substance

Chemical properties describe the ability
of a substance to create another substance

Reactivity

The measurement of how much of a chemical change a substance undergoes when mixed with another substance.

From this diagram, we can see that the potassium had the most extreme reaction to being put in water, starting a fire. This m

From this diagram, we can see that the
potassium had the most extreme reaction
to being put in water, starting a fire. This
means that potassium is highly reactive
in water.

Combustion

The ability of a substance to create heat
when exposed to oxygen.

Pouring gasoline in a fire will increase the fire, because gasoline becomes fire when the air is hot(only above -45 degrees

Pouring gasoline in a fire will
increase the fire, because
gasoline becomes fire when
the air is hot(only above -45
degrees!).