In humans, the calcaneus (/kaelËkeÉªniËÉs/ ; kÃ¦lËkeÉªniËÉs from The latin calcaneus or, calcaneum meaning) heel or heel bone is a bone of the tarsus of the foot which constitutes the. heel
1 Intensive properties, such as density and color, do not depend on the amount of the substance present. 2  Physical properties can be measured without changing a substance's chemical identity.  Chemical properties can be measured only by changing a substance's chemical identity.
A substance's characteristic properties are the most recognizable  properties of that substance. Chemical properties are exhibited as  one substance is chemically transformeâ¦d into another (e.g., iron  rusting). Making the world better, one answer at a time.