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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.
gen atom. The chemical and physical properties of a substance refer to measurable or observable qualities or attributes that are used to distin-guish between different substances. Chemical properties describe how a substance interacts with other matter. Sodium and potassium, for example, react with water, but aluminum and gold do not. Physical properties are descriptive characteristics of matter. Examples of physical properties include color, density, conductivity, and malleability. Every substance will have a unique set of chemical and physical properties that can be used to identify it, because every type of substance has a unique atomic composition. It is often challenging to determine the identity of an unknown substance based on its chemical and physical properties.