13.6K SHARES HOMEREFERENCEEXAMPLESEXAMPLES OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Examples of Physical Properties 7th grade8th grade9th gradeMiddle SchoolHigh SchoolCollege image: http://www.yourdictionary.com/index.php/image/articles/18915.ThinkstockPhotos-83110393_boomerang.jpg
A physical property is any property of matter or energy that can be measured. It is an attribute of matter that can be observed or perceived.
Common Physical Properties Absorption of electromagnetic - The way a photon’s energy is taken up by matter Absorption (physical) - Absorption between two forms of matter Albedo - Reflecting power of a surface Angular momentum - The amount of rotation of an object Area - Amount of a two dimensional surface in a plane Brittleness - Tendency of a material to break under stress Boiling point - Temperature where a liquid forms vapor Capacitance - Ability of an object to store an electrical charge Color - Hue of an object as perceived by humans Concentration - Amount of one substance in a mixture Density - Mass per unit volume of a substance Dielectric constant - Storage and dissipation of electric and magnetic energy Ductility - Ability of a substance to be stretched into a wire Distribution - Number of particles per unit volume in single-particle phase space Efficacy - Capacity to produce an effect Elasticity - Tendency of a material to return to its former shape Electric charge - Positive or negative electric charge of matter Electrical conductivity - A material's ability to conduct electricity Electrical impedance - Ratio of voltage to AC Electrical resistivity - How strongly a flow of electric current is opposed Electric field - Made by electrically charged particles and time-varying magnetic fields. Electric potential - Potential energy of a charged particle divided by the charge Emission - Spectrum of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation emitted Flexibility - Pliability Flow rate - Amount of fluid which passes through a surface per unit time. Fluidity - Flows easily Freezing point - Temperature where a liquid solidifies Frequency - Number of repetitions in a given time frame Hardness - How resistant solid matter is to external force Inductance - When the current changes, the conductor creates voltage Intrinsic impedance - Ratio of electric and magnetic fields in an electromagnetic wave Intensity - Power transferred per unit area Irradiance - Power of electromagnetic radiation per unit area Length - Longest dimension of an object Location - Place where something exists Luminance - Amount of light that passes through a given area Luminescence - Emission of light not resulting from heat Luster - The way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, mineral or rock Malleability - Ability to form a thin sheet by hammering or rolling a material Magnetic moment - Force that the magnet exerts on electric currents and the torque that a magnetic field exerts on it Mass - An object's resistance to being accelerated Melting point - Temperature where a solid changes to a liquid Momentum - Product of the mass and velocity of an object Permeability - Ability of a material to support a magnetic field Smell - Scent or odor of a substance Solubility - Ability of a substance to dissolve Specific heat - Heat capacity per unit mass of a material Temperature - Numerical measure of heat and cold Thermal conductivity - Property of a material to conduct heat Velocity - Rate of change in the position of an object Viscosity - Resistance to deformation by stress Volume - Space that a substance occupies
Melting and boiling point variations are not clear (do not have uniform pattern) in periodic table. But we can see, some elements have higher melting and boiling points and some have less. Here we study melting and boiling points of s, p, d blocks elements. IVAth group elements (C,Si) show high melting and boiling points because they have covalent gigantic lattice structures.
I would say it is a chemical change because after a while, the nails start to rust. Now they only rust after about a week though. But rust is a chemical change.
