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chemical & physical
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Physical Property | a characteristic of matter that can be observed and measured without changing the identity or chemical makeup of the substance. |
Examples of Physical Property | color, odor, size, hardness, luster, phase of matter, mass, density, boiling point, melting point, solubility, and conductivity. |
Color | We can easily observe the color of a substance by looking at it. |
Odor | Many substances have a noticeable odor. |
Size | The size of a substance can be measured without altering the chemical makeup of the substance. |
Hardness | Hardness is the measure of how difficult or easy it is to scratch a substance. |
Luster | Luster describes how light is reflected off the surface of an object. (How shiny is the object?) |
Mass | Amount of matter in an object STAYS the same!! |
Weight | mass+gravity=weight |
Density | Density is how tightly packed the atoms in an object are. |
Boiling Point | The boiling point is the point at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas. |
Melting Point | The melting point is the point at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid. |
Solubility | Solubility is the measure in which an object dissolves into another object. |
Electrical Conductivity | Electrical conductivity is the measure material's ability to allow the transport of an electric charge |
Chemical Property | A chemical property is a trait or behavior of a substance that gives it the ability or inability to undergo a chemical change. |
Combustibility and Flammability | Combustibility and flammability both mean the ability a substance has to burn. |
Combustion | Combustion is a chemical reaction that produces heat and light. |
Toxicity | Toxicity is the ability or ignition point of a substance to cause poisonous effects to living things. |
Physical Change | A physical change is a change that happens without changing the chemical composition of a substance. No new substance is formed. The change is usually (but not always) reversible. |
Chemical Change | A chemical change occurs when a substance undergoes a change that creates a new substance with different chemical and physical properties than the original substance. The change is not reversible. |
reactivity | How easily an atom has a chemical reaction with another element |
What causes the odor when milk sours? | When milk begins to ferment (break down), it smells bad because of the bacteria that is being formed. Chemicals with a sour odor are released by this bacteria. |
What causes the bubbles in a chemical reaction? | Some chemical reactions occur and cause a gas to form. The bubbles are the evidence of the gas fumes escaping. |
What is a precipitate? | It is an insoluble (can’t dissolve) solid that is formed when two liquids combine. |