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.
Chemical Properties and Changes. Chemical properties of matter describes its potential to undergo some chemical change or reaction by virtue of its composition. What elements, electrons, and bonding are present to give the potential for chemical change. It is quite difficult to define a chemical property without using the word change.