What is a property that can be used to identify matter?
1 Answer
Sep 3, 2016
Several physical and chemical properties can be used.
Explanation:
Properties of matter are divided into:
- Physical properties: can be measured without changing the chemical identity of the matter'
- Chemical properties: can only be measured by changing the chemical identity of the matter."
- density
- color
- boiling point
- melting point
- solubility
- polarity
- mass
- volume
- reactivity with e.g. air, water, acid, bases
- flammability
- oxidation state
- toxicity
- chemical stability