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Density |
the degree of compactness of a substance. |
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Matter |
physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy. |
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Mass |
a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape. |
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Flammability |
Flammability is the ability of a substance to burn or ignite, causing fire or combustion. The degree of difficulty required to cause the combustion of a substance is quantified through fire testing. |
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Physical Property |
A physical property is any property that is measurable, whose value describes a state of a physical system. |
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Reactivity |
the state or power of being reactive or the degree to which a thing is reactive. |
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volume |
the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container, especially when great. |
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weight |
a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing. |
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atom |
the basic unit of a chemical element. |
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colloid |
a homogeneous, noncrystalline substance consisting of large molecules or ultramicroscopic particles of one substance dispersed through a second substance. Colloids include gels, sols, and emulsions; the particles do not settle and cannot be separated out by ordinary filtering or centrifuging like those in a suspension. |
