Most attacks of pancreatitis are caused by gallstones that block the flow of pancreatic enzymes or by excessive amounts of alcohol. Sudden (acute) pancreatitis may happen after a drinking binge or after many episodes of heavy drinking. Other causes of acute pancreatitis are: Infections, including mumps.
Density as a Characteristic Property. The density of a substance is a characteristic of that substance. Therefore, density is a property that can be used to help identify a substance. Properties used to help identify substances are called characteristic properties. Characteristic properties are not affected by the amount or shape of a substance: A bolt made from iron will have the same characteristic properties as the hull of an iron ship or a piece of iron railing.
Matter can be uniquely identified by using two main categories of properties, they are physical and chemical. Physical properties of matter refer to characteristics of a substance that can be observed WITHOUT changing the actual âmakeupâ of a substance. Some physical properties include mass, volume, color, boiling point, how hard a substance is, and even taste. Many things that we come in contact with can be accurately identified by just using some physical properties that we observe about it.