Physical vs Chemical Properties

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What is a physical property?

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A property of a substance that can be observed without changing the substance.

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What is a chemical property?

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A property of a substance that can only be observed by changing the substance.

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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.

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What is a chemical change?

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A change that results in the formation of new chemical substances.

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Give an example of a physical change.

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Freezing water into ice.

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Give an example of a chemical change.

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Rust forming on iron.

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What happens to a substance during a physical change?

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The substance remains the same at the molecular level.

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What happens to a substance during a chemical change?

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The substance changes into one or more different substances.

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Is melting ice a physical or chemical change?

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Physical change.

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Is burning wood a physical or chemical change?

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Chemical change.