Chemistry

Properties of Matter
Descriptionof theproperty
Haveafixed shape
Can be poured
Particlesare close together
Can be compressed
Take the shape of the whole container
Particlesare far apart
Particlesvibrate in afixed position

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Properties of Matter
Descriptionof theproperty
Haveafixed shape

Solid

Gas

Can be poured
Particlesare close together

Liquid

Can be compressed

Take the shape of the whole container

Particlesare far apart

Particlesvibrate in afixed position

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Key Words
Solid a substance that is made of
particles forming a rigid structure.
Liquid a substance made up of
particles that can move around and
take the shape of the bottom of the
container it is in.
Gas a substance made up of particles
that move very quickly and take up all
the available space available to them.

Key Words
Metal an element that is shiny, conducts
electricity and heat, is shaped readily and
drawn out as a wire. Metals are on the left of
the periodic table.
Non-metal an element that is brittle, dull,
often coloured. Non- metals are on the right
of the periodic table.
Element a substance made up of only one
kind of atom. The periodic table lists all the
known elements.
Compound a substance made up of more
than one kind of atom chemically combined.

Key Words
Evaporation the changing of a liquid to a gas because the
particles have gained enough energy to escape the liquid.
Boiling changing of a liquid to a gas by all particles as they
have reached a temperature where they have all gained
enough energy to escape the liquid phase.
Condensation the changing of a gas to a liquid.
Melting the changing of a solid to a liquid.
Freezing the changing of a liquid to a solid. (also solidifying).
Solidifying the changing of a liquid to a solid. (also freezing)
Subliming the changing of a solid directly to a gas.
Burning also called combustion. The reaction of a fuel with
oxygen (air) to produce energy.
Combustion as for burning.
Flammable Able to be burned/ignited easily.

Key Words
Mixture where there are 2 or more different
substances together but they do not react with
each other chemically.
Soluble able to be dissolved.
Insoluble not able to be dissolved.
Solute the substance that gets dissolved
when making a solution.
Solvent the substance that does the
dissolving when making a solution.
Solution a substance made when a material is
dissolved by another material, usually a liquid.