Lesson 6

• Properties


  Characteristics or behaviors of a material that determine how it interacts with its environment and response external forces. It includes physical, chemical, mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical properties
• Examples of properties


  Density, strength, conductivity, elasticity, corrosion resistance, transparency, hardness, and thermal conductivity
• Structure


  The arrangement of atoms molecules or particles within a material including their bonding and organization. It includes atomic structure, molecular structure, crystalline structure, and microstructure.
• Examples of structures

  Crystalline structures, amorphous structures, molecular chains in polymers