Learning: Misamis University 1.1 3.0
Learning: Misamis University 1.1 3.0
Module 1.1
DISTINGUISHING MATTER AND ITS PROPERTIES
I. Course Outcome : CO1. Apply the concepts of problem solving, critical thinking,
and analytical reasoning to formulate and solve real-life
problems with precision and accuracy
II. Learning Outcome/s : LO1.1 Describe and distinguish matter and its properties.
Matter can exist in one of three main states: solid, liquid, or gas.
Solid matter is composed of tightly packed particles. A solid will retain its shape; the
particles are not free to move around.
Liquid matter is made of more loosely packed particles. It will take the shape of its
container. Particles can move about within a liquid, but they are packed densely enough
that volume is maintained.
Gaseous matter is composed of particles packed so loosely that it has neither a defined
shape nor a defined volume. A gas can be compressed.
liquid: A substance that flows and keeps no definite shape because its molecules are
loosely packed and constantly moving. It takes the shape of its container but maintains
constant volume.
gas: A substance that can only be contained if it is fully surrounded by a container (or
held together by gravitational pull); a substance whose molecules have negligible
intermolecular interactions and can move freely.
solid: A substance that retains its size and shape without a container; a substance whose
molecules cannot move freely except to vibrate.
Matter can be broken down into two categories: pure substances and mixtures. Pure
substances are further broken down into elements and compounds. Mixtures are
physically combined structures that can be separated into their original components.
All properties of matter are either physical or chemical properties and physical properties
are either intensive or extensive.
Extensive properties, such as mass and volume, depend on the amount of matter being
measured.
intensive property: Any characteristic of matter that does not depend on the amount of
the substance present.
extensive property: Any characteristic of matter that depends on the amount of matter
being measured.
physical property: Any characteristic that can be determined without changing the
substance’s chemical identity.
chemical property: Any characteristic that can be determined only by changing a
substance’s molecular structure.
Physical changes only change the appearance of a substance, not its chemical
composition.
Chemical changes cause a substance to change into an entirely new substance with a new
chemical formula.
Chemical changes are also known as chemical reactions. The “ingredients” of a reaction
are called reactants, and the end results are called products.
chemical change: A process that causes a substance to change into a new substance with
a new chemical formula.
chemical reaction: A process involving the breaking or making of interatomic bonds and
the transformation of a substance (or substances) into another.
physical change: A process that does not cause a substance to become a fundamentally
different substance.
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