Physical and Chemical properties and changes.

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What is a Physical Property?

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A characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing its identity, such as color, taste, or odor.

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What is a Chemical Property?

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A characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances, such as flammability or reactivity.

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What is a Physical Change?

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A change that affects one or more physical properties of a substance without altering its chemical composition, such as melting or folding.

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What is a Chemical Change?

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A change that results in the formation of new chemical substances, such as baking, rusting, or combustion.

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Example of a Physical Property: Taste

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Taste is a physical property because it can be observed without changing the substance.

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Example of a Chemical Property: Flammability

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Flammability is a chemical property because it describes how a substance reacts with fire.

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Example of a Physical Change: Folding Origami

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Folding origami is a physical change because it alters the shape of the paper without changing its chemical structure.

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Example of a Chemical Change: Baking Cookies

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Baking cookies is a chemical change because it involves a chemical reaction that transforms the ingredients into a new product.

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What happens to the properties of a substance during a Physical Change?

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The properties may change, but the substance itself remains the same.

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What happens to the properties of a substance during a Chemical Change?

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The properties change, and the original substance is transformed into one or more new substances.