LESSON 1 Matter and Its Classification
LESSON 1 Matter and Its Classification
LESSON 1 Matter and Its Classification
Introduction
What is the importance of chemistry and why would you want to learn about it?
Everyone can and should understand basic chemistry, but it may be important for you to
take a course in chemistry (as a requirement of your course) or even make a career out of
it. It's important to understand chemistry if you are studying any of the sciences because all
of the sciences involve matter and the interactions between types of matter.
The scope of chemistry is extremely broad, and it touches every aspect of our lives.
An iron gate rusting, a pandesal bread baking, the production in a laboratory of an
antibiotic, the ignition of an automobile, and the digesting of food all fall the realm of
chemistry. The key to understanding such diverse processes is comprehending the
fundamental nature of matter which is under the umbrella of chemistry. Now, take – off on
your first journey of demystifying chemistry! Have fun learning!
Learning Objectives
At the end of this topic, students will be able to:
Describe the different states and properties of matter;
Explain how matter undergoes changes; and
Distinguish among elements, compounds, and mixtures.
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Presentation of Contents
With the information you supplied in the first activity, try to see
whether it coincides with definitions and facts presented in the
texts that follows. Read carefully and with understanding.
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Are you holding something right now? If not, is there an object near you? Try inspecting it.
Does it have mass? How much do you think it weighs? Is it occupying a portion of space?
Does it have dimensions like length, width and height or in short, volume? If your answers
are affirmative, then it definitely is a matter. Are you a matter? What do you think?
A peso coin, for example, is a solid with definite shape and volume. It retains its shape and
volume whether it is placed in a large container or table top. A liquid, like coffee drink, has
indefinite shape and always takes the shape of its container. Liquid has definite volume; a
200ml coffee only feels up the cup at 200ml volume. A gas, on the other hand, has both
indefinite shape and volume. A gaseous substance always completely fills its container,
adopting both the container’s volume and shape.
Aside from the three above – mentioned conventional states of matter, there are two more
known states – Plasma and Bose – Einstein Condensate. Solid, liquid, gas, and plasma
are naturally occurring states of matter, while Bose – Einstein Condensate is man – made.
On the other hand, Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) was created by scientists in 1995.
Using a combination of lasers and magnets, Eric Cornell and Carl Weiman, scientists at the
Joint Institute for Lab Astrophysics (JILA) in Boulder, Colorado, cooled a sample of
rubidium to within a few degrees of absolute zero. At this extremely low temperature,
molecular motion comes very close to stopping. Since there is almost no kinetic energy
being transferred from one atom to another, the atoms begin to clump together. There are
no longer thousands of separate atoms, just one "super atom."
In many cases, chemical substances may occur in different forms but exist in the same
physical state. These substances are called allotropes. This concept of substances was
proposed by Jons Jakob Berzelius in 1841. Examples include graphite and diamond, the
allotropes of carbon. Oxygen molecule and ozone, the allotropes of Oxygen are other
examples of allotropes
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Going Through the Phases
Adding or removing energy from matter causes a physical change as matter moves from
one state to another. For example, adding thermal energy (heat) to liquid water causes it to
become steam or vapor (a gas). And removing energy from liquid water causes it to
become ice (a solid). Physical changes can also be caused by motion and pressure. Below
are the processes that involve changing the state of matter:
During the phase changes in matter, heat is either released or absorbed by the system to
the environment. Any change that involves the absorption of heat by the system from the
surroundings is called endothermic. Examples include evaporation, sublimation and
melting. Exothermic change on the other hand involves the released of heat by the system
into the environment. Examples are condensation, deposition (solidification) and
sublimation.
Note: Any process that proceeds endothermic in one direction will always be
exothermic in the opposite direction.
Properties of Matter
Various kinds of matter are distinguished from each other by their properties. A property is
a distinguishing characteristic of a substance that is used in its identification and
description. Properties of matter are of two general types:
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Physical Property Chemical Property
• observable characteristics of a • characteristics of a substance that
substance describes the way it undergoes or
• includes: color, physical state, melting resists change to form new substance
and boiling points and hardness • includes: reactivity, flammability,
• the paper’s color is white corrosiveness and acidity of a
• water’s boiling point is 100⁰C substance
• gold doesn’t rust as much as iron
• Gasoline is flammable
The Physical Property of matter is further categorized in two: Extensive and Intensive
Properties: Below is a comparison of the two:
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Changes in Matter
Changes in matter are common and familiar occurrences. Changes take place when food is
digested, paper is burned, and a pencil is sharpened. Like properties of matter, changes in
matter are also classified into two categories: physical and chemical.
A physical change is a process in which a substance changes its physical appearance but
not its chemical composition. A new substance is never formed as a result of a physical
change. Examples include melting of ice, chopping of wood, breaking a glass, etc.
Let us see if you understand the concept of Chemical and Physical Changes. Work on
these examples below. Put a CIRCLE on the pictures that manifest physical change and a
BOX on pictures illustrating a chemical change. Enjoy!
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Classifications of Matter
In addition to its classification by physical state, matter can also be classified in terms of its
chemical composition as pure substance or as mixture. A pure substance is a single kind
of matter that cannot be separated into other kinds of matter by any physical means. All
samples of a pure substance contain only that particular substance and nothing else. Also,
pure substance always has definite and constant composition that dictates the properties of
a particular substance that do not vary under a given set of condition. Pure water for
example, consists only of water and nothing else. No matter what the source maybe, pure
water always boils at 100⁰ C and freezes at 0 ⁰C at normal condition.
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Compound, in contrast, is a pure substance that can be broken down or decomposed into
two or more simpler pure substances by chemical means. Water is a compound, which by
means of electric current, can be broken down into the gases hydrogen and oxygen, both of
which are elements. The ultimate breakdown products for any compound are elements.
Elements are chemically combined to form a compound; as a result the resulting
compound’s properties are always different from that of the elements’ properties. Water
which is liquid is the chemical combination of two gases – oxygen and hydrogen.
On the other note, homogeneous mixtures contain only one visibly distinct phase, which
has uniform properties all throughout. Components in a homogeneous mixture cannot be
visually distinguished. A salt – water mixture in which all salt has dissolved has an
appearance similar to that of pure water. You cannot distinguish the salt particles from the
water. Air has a uniform appearance and it is a mixture of different gasses such as oxygen,
hydrogen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and many more, of which each gas is indistinguishable
from each other. These types of mixture is called a solution, which also exist in three
phases – solid solution (alloy), liquid solution (salt water), and gaseous solution (air).
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different sizes of components, where smaller sort stones or pebbles
fragments pass through holes in the sieve but from sand
large fragments do not.
Muddy water is poured
Filtration is a special form of sieving where filter
through a funnel lined
paper is used to trap very fine solid particles
with filter paper to remove
(residue) from the rest of a liquid or gas mixture
the small sand and clay
(filtrate).
particles.
Sea water
is allowed
to stand in
Evaporation is used for recovering dissolved
shallow
substances from solutions by evaporating the
pans, the
solvent and crystallising the solute.
water gets heated by sunlight and
slowly turns into water vapour, through
evaporation, leaving solid salt behind
Laws of Matter
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Application
My Write – up
Based on what you did on the task above, complete the table below by providing what is
asked.
Item/Substance Classification Justification
Feedback
Directions: Multiple Choice: Read each question carefully, then choose and encircle the
letter of the best answer.
1. Which of the following is a property of both gases and liquids?
a. definite shape c. definite volume
b. indefinite shape d. indefinite volume
2. The process by which water is turned into ice is called ____.
a. Refrigeration c. Freezing
b. Icing d. Condensation
3. Which of the following is a compound?
a. Cemented wall c. 24 – karat gold
b. Dry ice d. Air
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4. Which of the following is in a liquid form?
a. Water vapour c. Smoke
b. Clouds d. Steam
5. Which of the following is a correct description for a sample of ice cubes in water?
a. one phase present, one substance present
b. one phase present, two substances present
c. two phases present, one substance present
d. two phases present, two substances present
Test II. Identify each of the following as a Physical Change, Chemical Change, Physical
Property, or Chemical Property.
6. You leave your bicycle out in the rain and it rusts.
7. Diamond is the hardest natural substance.
8. Melting of candle
9. Cleaning pennies with vinegar
10. Acid in tomato sauce can corrode aluminium foil.
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