Chapter 2: Matter

Chemistry is the study of matter - its properties and how it changes. This chapter investigates the manner in which chemists describe matter and how one sample of matter can be distinguished from another sample of matter. The Periodic Table of Elements is introduced.
 

Lesson 1: Matter and Its Classifications


 

Lesson 2: Properties of Matter

  • Part a: Chemical and Physical Properties
  • Part b: Chemical and Physical Change


 

Lesson 3: The Periodic Table

  • Part a: Elements and Their Organization
  • ​Part b: Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids


 

Lesson 4: Density

  • Part a: Concepts and Mathematics of Density
  • ​Part b: Measuring Density