What is Chemistry?

 

The study of matter and all of the changes it can go through

 

Matter- anything that has mass and occupies space

                                                                 (has volume)

 

Physical Properties of Matter:

 

color             texture          volume         mass

size               density          solubility       boiling point

shape           magnetism   odor              freezing point

malleability   hardness

 

How do we classify matter?

Matter

 

Mixture

 

Pure Substance

 
 

 

 


                                                 

Compounds

 

Elements

 
 

 


Physical Changes, from one state of matter to another, are not chemical changes!