Physical and Chemical Properties

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What are physical properties?

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Physical properties can be observed and measured without changing the matter being studied.

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What are chemical properties?

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Chemical properties can only be recognized when substances react or do not react chemically with one another.

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What does flammability mean?

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Flammability means the ability to burn and is a chemical property.

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Which of the following is not a chemical property: rusting, boiling, rotting, burning?

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Boiling is not a chemical property.

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What is the outcome of observing a chemical property?

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A new substance is formed with different properties.

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Give an example of a physical property.

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Examples include color, boiling point, and density.

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Give an example of a chemical property.

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Examples include reactivity with acid, flammability, and oxidation.

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What happens to the matter when a physical property is observed?

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The matter does not change when a physical property is observed.

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What happens to the matter when a chemical property is observed?

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A chemical change occurs, resulting in the formation of new substances.

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Is melting a physical or chemical change?

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Melting is a physical change.