Lesson 4:

Chemical Properties of Matter

 What are Chemical
Properties?
A chemical property
is a characteristic of
an object or
substance that can
only be observed or
measured during a
chemical reaction.
A chemical
reaction is a
process that
changes the
composition of a
substance into a
new substance.
Examples of chemical
properties include:
Flammability
Toxicity
Heat of Combustion
Oxidation
Chemical Stability
Acidity / Basicity (pH)
 Chemical Properties Key Questions:
1) How are chemical properties different
from physical properties?

2) How can we tell when a chemical reaction

has taken place?

3) Describe several examples of chemical

properties