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Describing Matter

Describing Matter. What is Chemistry?. The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes. What is matter?. Anything that takes up space and has mass Made up of atoms that vibrate due to kinetic energy. Desk?. Yes!. Book?. Yes!. Person?. Yes!. Thoughts?. No.

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Describing Matter

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  1. Describing Matter

  2. What is Chemistry? • The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes

  3. What is matter? • Anything that takes up space and has mass • Made up of atoms that vibrate due to kinetic energy

  4. Desk? Yes!

  5. Book? Yes!

  6. Person? Yes!

  7. Thoughts? No I love science……

  8. Water? Yes!

  9. Light? No

  10. Air? Yes!

  11. Sounds? No

  12. Emotions? No

  13. Examples of Matter • Book • Desk • Person • Air • Water

  14. Non-examples of Matter • Light • Sound • Thoughts • Emotions

  15. Physical Properties of Matter • Characteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance.

  16. Texture • Smell • Taste • Color • Flexibility • Hardness • Weight • Freezing point • Melting point • Boiling point • Ability to dissolve (solubility) • State of Matter (s, l, or g)

  17. Chemical Properties of Matter • Characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into a different substance

  18. Ability to burn (Flammability) • Ability to rust • Ability to tarnish • Ability to react with other substances (ie: acids)

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