Matter part 2 Flashcards
(10 cards)
physical properties
Any characteristic that can be observed using your 5 senses without changing the substance
chemical properties
Any characteristic that describes how matter interacts with another substance
biological properties
The characteristic of having all 9 features of living things
physical change
Change to the physical properties of matter, substance is not changed into a new substance
chemical change
Change to the chemical properties of matter, substance is changed into a new substance with new properties, cannot change back
laws of conservation of matter / mass
Matter cannot be created nor destroyed,
The number of atoms/mass of the reactants equals the number of atoms/mass of the products.
phase / state of matter
solid, liquid, and gas
Changed by changing temperature or pressure
solid
Definite shape & definite volume
Particles packed together and vibrate but have fixed positions
Lower energy
liquid
No definite shape but has definite volume
Particles spread apart
Medium energy
gas