Question

Students were investigating properties of matter, but wanted to make sure that when they tested these properties they had properties that would represent the matter they were testing specifically. The students claim that they are going to test intrinsic properties. What evidence and reasoning would you provide to justify this claim? (7 points)

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

An intrinsic property is a property that is internal, that is, it characterizes the substance under study. The possession of an intrinsic property depends on the nature of the substance. An intrinsic property does not depend on amount of substance but on the nature of the substance.

Examples of intrinsic properties include; Density. Solubility, Melting Point, Freezing Point, Boiling Point, Conductivity etc.

Intrinsic properties really represent the matter that is being studied. For instance, the boiling point of water will always be 100°c. No other liquid can boil exactly at that temperature. Hence, this intrinsic property can always be used to identify an unknown liquid as water.

The students were right, studying intrinsic properties accurately represent the matter that is being studied.