Properties of matter that do not change a substance into a new substance

Any substance changes to another substance that means the change of the physical property. Like water () has different state which changes as the temperature changes. It remain as liquid in the room temperature, in solid form at or below 0°C and vapor phase on or above 100°C. But in all the stage or phase of the substance the composition of the water i.e. remains. Thus the chemical property remains fixed when a substance change to other substance.  

elements make up everything, and they combine to make compounds.

the answer is c