Matter
Matter is anything that occupies space. It is a general term for the substance of which all physical objects consist. Typically, matter includes atoms and other particles which have mass, Mass and matter are often confused. Matter is anything that takes up space, for example a brick, a pencil, a lacrosse stick, and even you are made up of matter. Matter is anything that has mass; it is also anything that is made up of atoms and molecules. There are five main states of matter that scientists know of; there are solids, liquids, gases, plasmas, and Bose-Einstein’s.

Physical Properties Physical properties are things that are observed without changing the identity of the substance. You can think of changes in shape changes, in color, and in size. One example of physical change is if you have something that is a certain color and you change it, it doesn’t change the identity of the substance. Another property is in size. This is a physical property because if you change how big or small an object is you will still have the same substance just smaller. Finally the change in shape is a physical property because you still have the same identities of the object it just looks different.
Chemical Properties
Chemical properties of matter can only be observed and measured by preforming a chemical change or chemical reaction. You only can tell what a chemical property is by changing a substance's chemical identity. Chemical properties cannot be determined just by viewing or touching the substance you have to cause a chemical reaction between the two. For example hydrogen has the potential to ignite and explode given the right conditions; this is a chemical property. Metals in general have they chemical property of reacting with an acid. Zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce hydrogen gas which is also a chemical property.

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