How Do You Classify The Properties Of Materials?
One of the most basics skills of chemistry is discovering what a material is by looking at its properties. This is an important skill as it can be used to identify already known substances, substances or diseases that could be potentially harmful like in a microbiology lab, or even discovering new substances and materials. Determine the materials state. The most basic classification of a material is determining whether that material is a solid, liquid, or gas. If the material is a solid it will have a rigid shape, it will be hard to compress or expand, and will have a high density. If the material is a liquid, it will also be hard to expand or compress as well as will have a high density, but it will have a flexible shape that will conform to the shape of its container. If the material is a gas it will have a low density, be easily compressed or expanded, and will completely fill a container. Determine the material’s physical and chemical properties. The material’s chemical properties
