Physical properties of matter are categorized as either Intensive or Extensive:

• Intensive - Properties that do not depend on the amount of the matter present.
• Color
• Odor
• Luster - How shiny a substance is.
• Malleability - The ability of a substance to be beaten into thin sheets.
• Ductility - The ability of a substance to be drawn into thin wires.
• Conductivity - The ability of a substance to allow the flow of energy or electricity.
• Hardness - How easily a substance can be scratched.
• Melting/Freezing Point - The temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium at atmospheric pressure.
• Boiling Point - The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the pressure on the liquid (generally atmospheric pressure).
• Density - The mass of a substance divided by its volume

• Extensive - Properties that do depend on the amount of matter present.
• Mass - A measurement of the amount of matter in a object (grams).
• Weight - A measurement of the gravitational force of attraction of the earth acting on an object.
• Volume - A measurement of the amount of space a substance occupies.
• Length

 

 

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