Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter

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Is frying an egg a physical or chemical change?

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chemical

Front

Which of the following is true?

• A physical property can only be seen.
• A physical property describes how matter can change when exposed to air.
• A physical property is something that can be observed about the substance by itself.
• A physical property can only be observed when two types of matter interact.

Back

A physical property is something that can be observed about the substance by itself.

Front

A chemical property describes how matter __________.

Back

reacts with another type of matter

Front

Is the change of butter from solid to liquid a chemical change?

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No, because no new matter was formed.

Front

Is burning wood a chemical or physical change?

Back

chemical

Front

Is glass breaking a chemical or physical change?

Back

physical

Front

Is melting ice a chemical or physical change?

Back

physical

Front

Is spoiling food a physical or chemical change?

Back

chemical

Front

What happens to the motion of molecules when you increase the energy by heating a liquid?

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They speed up

Front

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

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chemical