Matter
Kim Lachler
2012NCES: 6.P.2.3
What is Matter
• Anything that takes up space and has mass
• Mass is how much there is of an object
• All matter is made up of atoms
Properties of Matter
• Physical properties- characteristics that can be seen without changing the atoms of an object.
• Matter is constantly changing phases
• This does not change what atoms the object is made of
Properties of Matter
• Chemical properties - changes the characteristics of the object.
• The atoms change
• Example: burning paper changes the atoms that make up the paper to atoms that make up ash and smoke.
Some Properties:
• Melting point – is the temperature at which the solid melts to become a liquid
• In theory, the melting point of a solid is the same as the freezing point of the liquid.
• Freezing point- temperature at which they turn into solids.
Some Properties:
• Boiling point -When a liquid reaches a temperature at which bubbles form inside the body of the liquid.
Some Properties:
• SOLUBILITY - The ability of a substance to dissolve.
• Solute - the substance which is being dissolved
• Solvent - substance in which the solute is dissolved
• Solution - A mixture of solute and solvent
Some Properties:
• Mass – the amount of atoms an object is made of.
• Weight – the force of gravity on an object.
• Volume – the amount of space an object takes up.
Bibliography
• Bodner Research Wev, Melting Pint, Freesing Point, Boiling Point, http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/ch14/melting.php accessed 2/12/12
• Estacio, Sheila M., What is Matter, http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/whatismatter.html accessed 2/12/12
• Educating on line,Solubility of things, http://www.solubilityofthings.com/basics accessed 2/12/12
• Google images, googleimages.com accessed 2/12/12