In humans, the calcaneus (/kaelËkeÉªniËÉs/ ; kÃ¦lËkeÉªniËÉs from The latin calcaneus or, calcaneum meaning) heel or heel bone is a bone of the tarsus of the foot which constitutes the. heel
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.
Chemical properties describe how a substance changes into a new substance. For example, you know from previous experience that wood has the ability to burn, therefore since wood changes chemically when it burns, one of its chemical properties is its ability to burn.