Physical and Chemical Properties

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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, odor, or melting point.

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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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Is solubility a chemical or physical property?

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Physical Property

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Is melting point a chemical or physical property?

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Physical Property

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Is odor a chemical or physical property?

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Physical Property

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Is sour taste a chemical or physical property?

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Physical Property

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Is flammability a chemical or physical property?

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Chemical Property

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Give an example of a physical property.

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Color, shape, mass, volume, or density.

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Give an example of a chemical property.

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Reactivity with acid, flammability, or ability to rust.

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What happens to a substance's physical properties during a physical change?

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They may change, but the substance itself remains the same.