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Physical properties of a mineral can be seen or measured in some way?
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How do geologists identifying minerals too small to be seen in a hand specimen?
Geologists identify minerals that are too small to be seen in a hand specimen using powerful microscopes. Minerals are classified according to their physical properties such as color, streak, cleavage, hardness and crystal form.
Some WHAT igneous rocks have individual mineral crystals that are too small to be seen without magnification?
Some extrusive igneous rocks have individual mineral crystals that are too small to be seen without magnification.
Igneous rocks that have mineral crystals easily seen with the unaided eye formed?
Intrusively.
Is sugar crystal a mineral?
no sugar crystal is a plant not a mineral but the only reson it is called a crystal is because of its shape seen though a microscope
If a mineral reflects very little light what kind of luster does it have?
Well, I think a mineral that is crystalline reflects the light only by total internal reflection in air medium. Hence, even if it is a black mineral, it can still appear shiny. So, the mineral should still appear lustrous but may appear that it is being seen in a low light..
Can the properties of a mineral be seen or measured in some way?
Yes, because you can use the Mohs scale and use other things.
What are the physical properties of a mineral?
Boiling Point, Melting Point, brittle, dull, Any change that can be seen
What is the difference between physical properties and chemical properties?
Physical properties of matter are those that can be seen or measured without changing the substance into something else. Chemical properties tell how the substance forms new substances when it reacts with something else.
What the difference between a physical property and a chemical property?
physical properties are those that can be seen or measured without changing a material. chemical properties tell how the substance forms new substances when it mixes with something else.
What is the difference between a chemical and physical property?
physical properties are those that can be seen or measured without changing a material. chemical properties tell how the substance forms new substances when it mixes with something else.
Properties seen when one substance changes to another are know as properties?
physical
What are chemical properties harder to observe than physical properties?
they are harder to observe because youcan't be seen.
Is sunshine abstract noun?
No, sun is a concrete noun, a noun that can be experienced by one or more of the five senses; it can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched. The sun can be seen, it's heat can be felt and measured with instruments. The sun is a physical thing.
Are thunder rain and lightning abstract nouns?
The noun thunder is a concrete noun, a word for something that can be seen, heard, or measured; a word for a physical thing.The abstract noun for the adjective thunderous (very loud) is the rarely-seen thunderousness, referring to the concept of a loud sound.
Can humidity be seen?
no. But it can be measured by hygroscope
Is lighting an abstract noun?
No, the noun light is a concrete noun, a word for both brightness or a lamp, a word for something that can be seen and measured, a word for a physical thing.
What is a a physical property?
Characteristics used to tell the difference between matterA physical property is a characteristic of a substance or object that does not involve a chemical change, such as density, color, or hardness. It can be observed without changing the identity of the substance or object.Using Chalk as an example: If it is a whole piece it is still chalk. Now break it into three pieces and it is still chalk. Now crush it and it is still chalk. So I guess the answer is: Material that doesn't change what it is even when broken down.A physical property is a characteristic you can observe or measure without changing the composition. The changes in the physical properties of a system can be used to describe its transformations (or evolutions between its momentary states).An object or substance can be measured or perceived without changing its identity. Physical properties can be intensive or extensive. An intensive property does not depend on the size or amount of matter in the object, while an extensive property does.In addition to extensiveness, properties can also be either isotropic if their values do not depend on the direction of observation or anisotropic otherwise. Physical properties are referred to as observables. They are not modal properties.Often, it is difficult to determine whether a given property is physical or not. Color, for example, can be "seen"; however, what we perceive as color is really an interpretation of the reflective properties of a surface. In this sense, many ostensibly physical properties are termed as supervenient. A supervenient property is one which is actual (for dependence on the reflective properties of a surface is not simply imagined), but is secondary to some underlying reality. This is similar to the way in which objects are supervenient on atomic structure. A "cup" might have the physical properties of mass, shape, color, temperature, etc., but these properties are supervenient on the underlying atomic structure, which may in turn be supervenient on an underlying quantum structure.The cheap way to define a physical property is to note that it is not a chemical property (so if you know what that is, you are on your way) and it is certainly not a nuclear property.For example, a mixture is a physical property.Nuclear properties aside, some things which look very chemical are pushed into the physical realm. For example, things that look like molecules but do not have a definite chemical formula (long strings of matter of indifferent number of atoms) are considered physical.So temperature, size, shape, sharpness, color and the like are considered physical properties.Physical properties are those that can be seen or measured, such as color, shape, size, opacity, conductivity, hardness, density, texture, boiling point, and melting point.These are opposed to chemical properties, which define how a substance reacts with other substances.
