Physical & Chemical Properties II

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What is a chemical property?

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A characteristic of a substance that can only be observed during a chemical reaction, such as flammability, reactivity, and toxicity.

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What is a physical property?

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A characteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing its chemical identity, such as mass, volume, boiling point, and density.

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Which property describes a substance's ability to be hammered into thin sheets?

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Malleability.

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What does ductility refer to in materials?

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The ability of a substance to be drawn out into a wire.

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What is the boiling point of a substance?

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The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.

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What is the melting point of a substance?

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The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid.

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What is density?

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The mass of a substance divided by its volume, often expressed in grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm³).

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What is flammability?

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A chemical property that describes how easily a substance can catch fire.

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What does reactivity mean in terms of chemical properties?

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The ability of a substance to undergo a chemical reaction with another substance.

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What is corrosiveness?

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A chemical property that describes the ability of a substance to damage or destroy another substance through a chemical reaction.