Chemical and Physical Properties

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What is density?

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Density is a physical property of matter that is defined as the mass of an object divided by its volume.

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Is density a chemical or physical property?

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Density is a physical property.

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What does it mean if a substance reacts with water?

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If a substance reacts with water, it is exhibiting a chemical property.

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What is a chemical property?

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A chemical property is a characteristic of a substance that can only be observed during a chemical reaction.

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What is a physical property?

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A physical property is a characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance's chemical identity.

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What is an example of a chemical property?

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Reactivity with acids is an example of a chemical property.

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What is an example of a physical property?

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Color, mass, and volume are examples of physical properties.

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What happens during a chemical reaction?

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During a chemical reaction, substances undergo a transformation to form new substances with different properties.

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What is the formula for calculating density?

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Density = Mass / Volume.

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Which property would be best to identify a substance?

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Density is often the best property to identify a substance.