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Why is knowing the physical and chemical properties of matter important?

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Knowing the chemical and physical properties of matter is important when handling them. To know if the matter is safe to handle, whether it is toxic/poisonous or has a vigorous reaction with other substances.
For example sodium (Na) reacts vigorously with water therefore it is stored under paraffin oil.

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