Properties of Matter

Matter: Anything that has mass and takes up space

Mass: the amount of matter in an object

Mass: the amount of matter in an object measured with a balance

Volume: the amount of space (capacity) an object takes up

Volume: the amount of space (capacity) an object takes up measured with a ruler or graduated cylinder

Physical Properties Are characteristics or features that describe a substance.

What is density?

Density is a comparison of how much matter there is in a certain amount of space.

What is density? Density is a comparison of how much matter there is in a certain amount of space. The more matter in a certain space, it will sink. Less matter it will rise

Which one is more dense? Demonstration: People in a room or in a field How about this: Which square is more dense?

Which one is more dense? Now which one is more dense?

What is density? Density = mass OR mass ÷ volume. volume volume Units for density: g. cm 3 cm 3 Why are these the units for density? ALWAYS REMEMBER UNITS!

Examples of physical properties include color taste shape Boiling point smell appearance Melting point density

Chemical Properties

Chemical Properties Are properties that change the substance to a new substance (s) during a chemical reaction.

Chemical Properties Are properties that change the substance to a new substance (s) during a chemical reaction. Are properties of a substance, not a specific object

Examples include Acidity Corrosiveness Flammability toxicity

Examples of Chemical Properties/Changes: Burning Rusting Cooking Film Processing (Any change that causes NEW matter to be formed)

There is no observable change in the quantity of matter during a chemical reaction or a physical change. In other words, matter cannot be created nor destroyed. It is just converted from one form to another (just like energy)

States of Matter Solid Liquid Gas Plasma

Solids

Have definite shape and definite volume

Solids Have definite shape and definite volume Particles are tightly packed

Solids Have definite shape and definite volume Particles are tightly packed Molecules are held close together and there is very little movement between them.

Liquids

Do not have definite shape but do have definite volume

Liquids Do not have definite shape but do have definite volume Particles are loosely packed

Liquids Do not have definite shape but do have definite volume Particles are loosely packed Atoms and molecules have more space between them than a solid does, but less than a gas (ie. It is more “fluid”)

Gases

Do not have definite shape or definite volume

Gases Do not have definite shape or definite volume Particles are very far apart

Gases Do not have definite shape or definite volume Particles are very far apart Molecules are moving in random patterns with varying amounts of distance between the particles.

Phase Changes of Water ICE WATER STEAM melting freezing evaporating condensing (solid) (liquid) (gas)

Plasma is different from a gas, because it is made up of groups of positively and negatively charged particles

You don't find naturally occurring plasmas too often when you walk around. They aren't things that happen regularly on Earth. If you have ever heard of the Northern Lights, you might know that those are types of plasmas. It takes a very special environment to keep plasmas going.

Northern Lights Star formation in the Eagle Nebula Space Telescope Science Institute, NASA Space Telescope Science Institute NASA (below)

Products manufactured using plasmas impact our daily lives:

EXAMPLES: Computer chips and integrated circuits Computer hard drives Electronics Machine tools Medical implants and prosthetics Audio and video tapes Aircraft and automobile engine parts Printing on plastic food containers Energy-efficient window coatings High-efficiency window coatings Safe drinking water Voice and data communications components Anti-scratch and anti- glare coatings on eyeglasses and other optics

While natural plasmas aren't found around you that often, man-made plasmas are everywhere. Think about fluorescent light bulbs. They are not like regular light bulbs. Inside the long tube is a gas. Electricity flows through the tube when the light is turned on. The electricity acts as an energy source and charges up the gas. This charging and exciting of the atoms creates glowing plasma inside the bulb.

Properties of Matter include:  How it looks (shiny, dull, colored)  How it feels (hard, soft, rough, smooth)  How it smells (sweet, salty, flowery)  How it sounds (loud, soft, hollow)  How it tastes (sweet salty, bitter, sour)  What it does (bounce, bubble, tear)

So what makes up matter?

The building blocks of Matter Consists of Protons (+), Electrons (-), and Neutrons (N). Consists of only one kind of atom, Cannot be broken down into a simpler type of matter by either physical or chemical means Can exist as either atoms or molecules. Images are from

There around 120 elements, and when you combine them you can make millions of molecules. ( We sometimes use the terms atom and element to mean the same thing. Remember, atom is the general term. Everything is made of atoms. The term element is used to describe atoms with specific characteristics)

A molecule consists of two or more atoms of the same element, or different elements, that are chemically bound together. In the animation above, two nitrogen atoms (N + N = N2) make one Nitrogen molecule Two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom (H +H+O=H2O) makes a water molecule.

substances made of two or more elements combined chemically compounds have properties different from those of the original elements examples water: hydrogen and oxygen salt: sodium(Na) and chlorine (Cl) Sodium Chloride

Matter can be classified in two broad categories: pure substances and mixtures

Substances can be identified as either an element, compound, or a mixture.

combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined examples salad frosted cake kool-aid

Compounds Can be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical changes, always in a definite ratio Elements Cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical changes

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