Physical vs Chemical Properties

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What are physical properties?

Back

Properties that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance.

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What is a chemical property?

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A property of a substance that can only be observed by changing the substance.

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Give an example of a physical change.

Back

Bending aluminum foil.

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What happens to a substance during a chemical change?

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The substance changes into a different substance.

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What is an example of a chemical change?

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Fizzing, foaming, and burning.

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Can physical properties change?

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Yes, but the identity of the substance remains the same.

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What is the difference between physical and chemical properties?

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Physical properties can be observed without changing the substance; chemical properties can only be observed by changing the substance.

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Is flammability a physical or chemical property?

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Chemical property.

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What happens to water when it freezes?

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It undergoes a physical change but remains water.

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What is an example of a property that indicates a chemical change?

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Color change, gas production, or temperature change.