Chemical Properties of Matter

Chemical Properties of Matter

Chemical properties describe how a substance can change into a different substance through a chemical reaction. These properties include reactivity, flammability, toxicity, and acidity. By exploring chemical properties, you can learn how substances interact and transform during chemical reacti...

What makes one tool rust while another stays shiny? Or why does wood burn but iron doesn’t?

The answer lies in their chemical properties— which are traits that only appear when a substance transforms into something new.

Take iron, for example. When it reacts with oxygen in the presence of moisture, it forms rust, a reddish-brown sub...