1. Physical versus Chemical Properties

2. What is a property? Property: a characteristic of a substance that can be observed

3. Physical Property A property that can be observed without changing the substance.

4. State

5. Luster

6. Density

7. Solubility

8. Malleability Substance’s ability to be hammered into a thin sheet

9. Ductility Substances ability to be stretched into a wire.

10. Heat Conductivity

11. Melting Point Melting point: the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid

12. Boiling Point Boiling point: the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to gas.

13. Chemical Properties Properties that can only be observed by changing the substance.

14. Flammability/Combustibility

15. Reactivity with an Acid

16. Oxidixation