PROPERTIES
OF MATTER
A physical property is an aspect of matter that can be observed or
measured without changing it into another substance. Properties that do not
change the chemical nature of matter
Examples
of physical properties include color, texture, molecular weight, volume, smell,
freezing point, boiling point, melting point, infra-red spectrum, conductivity,
attraction (paramagnetic) or repulsion (diamagnetic) to magnets, opacity,
luster, malleability, ductility, hardness, solubility, viscosity and density.
A chemical property may only be observed by changing the chemical
identity or the chemical nature of a substance. This property measures the
potential for undergoing a chemical change or change into different substance. How the substance reacts with air, acid,
water, bases and other chemicals.
Example
includes oxidation, flammability, reactivity, heat of combustion, pH.