Physical Properties

3. how easily a substance can be pulled and made thin before breaking
5. Point the temperature at which a substance begins to boil
8. an atom or molecule with an electric charge due to the loss or gain of electrons
11. the degree of compactness of a substance
12. the amount of space an object takes up
13. one or two electrons in the outermost shell of an atom
16. a negatively charged ion
17. the way in which light reflects (or doesn’t) off the surface of an object

1. capability of being shaped or extended by hammering, forging, etc
2. a chemical element that exhibits some properties of metals and some of nonmetals
4. Point the temperature at which a substance begins to melt
6. the measure of the ease at which an electric charge or heat can pass through a material
7. a positively charged ion
9. an element that readily forms positive ions and has metallic bonds
10. a chemical element that lacks the characteristics of a metal
14. a metal made by combining two or more metallic elements
15. the amount of matter in an object