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  1. In chemistry, the characteristics a substance
  2. possesses by virtue of its composition.
  3. Physical properties of a substance can be
  4. measured by physical means, for example
  5. boiling point, melting point, hardness,
  6. elasticity, colour, and physical state.
  7. Chemical properties are the way it reacts
  8. with other substances; whether it is acidic
  9. or basic, an oxidizing or a reducing agent, a
  10. salt, or stable to heat, for example.
  11.