The basic 15 physical properties and 2 chemical properties of matter demonstrate to us about how matter is physically and chemically affected in many ways. This STSE will display the effects and importance of characteristics properties.
In Science, the 15 basic physical properties are Colour, Texture, Odour, Lustre, Clarity, Taste, Hardness, Malleability, Ductility, Melting and Boiling points, Crystal Form, Solubility, Viscosity, Density and States of matter. Mostly every material and substance has colour. For example, a car can be red, blue, green, or white. Water for instance is transparent and doesn't have a colour. Every Matter contains texture either if it's smooth, rough, fine, gritty, etc. A tree has a quiet rough texture, but when it is cut and paper is formed, the texture of the paper is smooth. A matter can have an odour (smell) depending on what the textile is. Silver is an example of luster, since it is shiny. Lustre is to measure the shininess of an object. Clarity is to determine the visibility of a material or a substance.
Taste is the flavor of a substance which is one of the five senses in a human. One of the many physical properties is hardness, which assess of how easily a solid can be scratched. Marble is a solid which is very difficult to scratch, while wood can be scratched easily even with our finger nails. Malleability relates to how any type of solid substance can be molded into different varieties of solids. Gold for instants is very Malleable because it is very soft, which is why when a ring is made of gold, it is never pure gold. Other materials are used to help gold from being molded. Ductility is the ability of a substance to be stretched. Melting and boiling points are the temperature at which a substance dissolves or heats up. Water's boiling point is at 100 C and an ice cube melts at 0 C. Also, there is a property called “Crystal Form”, explains how crystals are formed with the combination of many diverse types of minerals.
In addition, ice is soluble to water due to the reaction of the particles of the ice which dissolve. Solubility is a very common property that demonstrates how one substance dissolves into another. As well as, Viscosity is a property which displays how the "thickness" of a liquid effects its ability to flow. Lastly, Density and the three States of matter clarify the changes that a material or a substance undergoes. Density is a mass of a given volume of a material and the states of matter are the three stages solid, liquid and gas. An ice cube changes its states by melting into water, and then evaporating into the air.
As explained above about the physical properties, this paragraph will exhibit about the chemical properties. There are 2 chemical properties discussed in Lab 1.3 which are Combustibility, and Reaction with Acid. Combustibility is the capability of matter to respond with oxygen. Fire is combustible since it creates carbon dioxide. Reaction with Acid is how a substance communicates with an acid. For example, baking soda and vinegar create an explosion due to the reaction with the acid. These are the chemical and physical properties that help us form distuigish types of matter and why they are important to us.
Technology is a big part of our lives. Have you ever wondered of how it would be like without computers, without T.Vs, electronics, etc? The answer lies in front of our eyes. There would be no entertainment in our lives. Due to the technology, the whole world has a great impact. Our world depends on technology. Since copper is Ductile, and is used for wiring it helps our technology. Also, there should be a close melting and freezing point for the metal parts used in an air plane.
Copper is Ductile, and it is used for wiring. This helps our technology massively. Inside a computer, the mother board has copper used for wiring. Our T.Vs has copper inside them. All the wires for our microwaves, monitors, T.Vs, VCRs, Telephones, are all made of copper. This is because copper is cheap and efficient.
As like every other material, airplanes are made up of different metal parts but with the same freezing and cooling points. If the parts did not have the same freezing and melting point then the plane would fall apart. For example, when an airplane goes into a hot area, its plates expand, and when it goes in a cold area it collapses. So, if all the parts did not have the same melting and freezing point then the plane would crash.
There are many societies that are affected due to the characteristic properties. Not only Canada or U.S.A is affected, but mostly effects take all over the world. The society is affected by fire (combustibility). Also the people are affected by the different hazardous chemicals mostly liquids by their WHMIS labels.
The society is greatly affected due to combustibility. Since fire has a significant reaction with oxygen, fire creates carbon dioxide. This is bad for the environment because there will be an increase of C02 while a massive decrease in the oxygen level. This will cause many plants, animals, and human beings to die.
People, who have household chemicals such as detergents, or diverse varieties of chemicals, may result into an injury for humans. For example, if a person has a detergent and he/she uses it and accidentally it is touched by the person, it will result in skin damage (corrosive material).
In conclusion, environment has a great impact by many of the physical and chemical properties. Greenhouse gasses, which are combustible to oxygen, damage our environment. As well as, when electronics are sent to e-waste to Asia, the copper inside the parts of the electronics harm the environment.
Greenhouse effect takes place and reacts with oxygen (combustibility) to form C02. The C02 is then scattered into the atmosphere which causes global effects such as; global warming (which is also is effected by pollution made by humans), which fiddles with the temperature around the world especially in the North Pole. Many plants and trees die due to the pollution created by humans and the rapid changes in the temperature.
Also, when electronics are sent to e-waste to Asia, the copper inside the parts of the electronics harm the environment due to the dangerous chemicals that copper holds. Even though copper is one of the most efficient resources, the poisons inside it damage the environment. Also, people working in e-waste are affected by central nervous system damage.
In conclusion, I would like to say that the importance and effects of characteristic properties are 100% important to everyone! Without knowing the effects and importance of characteristic properties, people would have no clue of what matter is made of. What are the three states of matter? Which materials are ductile or malleable to the environment? These are all questions that would come to mind if there were no properties of matter and how it affects technology, environment, and society. Many of these properties fulfill the required questions. This is why it is important to learn the properties of matter.
