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17: Phases and Classification of Matter

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  • 17.1: Introduction and Learning Objectives
  • 17.2: Classification and Properties of Matter
    The properties that chemists use to describe matter fall into two general categories. Physical properties are characteristics that describe matter. They include characteristics such as size, shape, color, and mass. Chemical properties are characteristics that describe how matter changes its chemical structure or composition. An example of a chemical property is flammability—a material’s ability to burn—because burning (also known as combustion) changes the chemical composition of a material.
  • 17.3: Pure Substances and Mixtures
  • 17.4: Separating Mixtures through Physcial Changes
    Physical changes can be used to purify a mixture into the pure substances which compose it.
  • 17.5: Exercises
    These are homework exercises to accompany the Textmap created for "Chemistry" by OpenStax.
  • 17.6: Exercises
    These are homework exercises to accompany the Textmap created for "Chemistry" by OpenStax. Complementary General Chemistry question banks can be found for other Textmaps and can be accessed here. In addition to these publicly available questions, access to private problems bank for use in exams and homework is available to faculty only on an individual basis; please contact Delmar Larsen for an account with access permission.
  • 17.7: End of Chapter Activity
  • 17.8: End of Chapter Key Terms


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