Common Physical and Chemical
Properties
Lab: Physical and Chemical Properties of Everyday Materials
In this lab, you’ll be observing the following properties of
materials that make up objects we use everyday.
Color
A common physical property.
Density
The amount of mass that is in a unit of volume. The more mass that is in a unit, the more closely the atoms are packed together and the higher the
density.
Flammability
The chemical property that describes whether an object will burn or not.
Solubility
The chemical property that describes whether an object will dissolve in a solvent (usually a liquid like water).
Hardness
This physical property describes the hardness of an object.
Luster
This physical property describes how an object reflects light (shiny).
Malleability
This physical property describes objects that can be hammered into flat sheets.
Ductility
This physical property describes objects that can be drawn into a wire.
Brittleness
This physical property describes how easily objects will break or fall apart.
Brittleness
This physical property describes how easily objects will break or fall apart.
