2 Properties of Matter
2 Properties of Matter
2 Properties of Matter
What is matter?
The amount
of matter in
an object (in
g or kg).
5. Volume
The amount
of space an
object
occupies (in
mL, L, cm3,
m3, etc.)
6. Density – the ratio of mass to
volume; reflects the degree of
packing of particles in matter.
D = m/v
Lowest density element:
Hydrogen
0.0009 g/cm 3
Highest density element:
Osmium
23 g/cm 3
7. Luster
The way that
a substance
reflects light
(metallic,
non-metallic,
glassy,
pearly, dull).
8. Ductility
Ability of a
substance to
be stretched
into a wire.
9. Malleability
Ability of a
substance to
be hammered
flat and to
retain the new
shape.
10. State (phase) of matter
Examples so far:
Examples so far:
Intensive properties are determined by the chemical
composition of the particles and their structure
(arrangement). (intensive ~ internal)
Extensive Properties
• Depend only on the number of particles,
not on their composition or internal
arrangement.
(extensive ~ external)
Chemical Property- A trait of matter
that can only be observed if a
substance has the property. In the
process of testing the chemical
property, the substance changes
composition if it has that property.
• Why?
• Because chemical properties never
depend on how much of a substance is
present, but only on what kind of
particles make up the substance.
What is a Characteristic
Property?
A characteristic property is
Cubic Octahedral
Rhombohedral
Amorphous
Which are better characteristic
properties?
Intensive properties,
or
Extensive properties?
Intensive properties make the best
characteristic properties because…