Chemical vs Physical Properties and Changes

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What is matter?

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Anything that occupies space and possesses mass.

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Reacts with Acid: Chemical or Physical Property?

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Chemical Property.

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Density: Chemical or Physical Property?

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Physical Property.

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Which of the following options provides evidence of a CHEMICAL change? Wood is burned releasing ash and smoke, Rocks separate when soil is sifted, Water turns to ice when you put it in the freezer, Salt dissolves in water.

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Wood is burned releasing ash and smoke.

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Luster: Chemical or Physical Property?

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Physical Property.

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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 identity.

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What is a chemical property?

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A characteristic that can only be observed during a chemical reaction.

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Example of a physical change?

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Melting ice into water.

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Example of a chemical change?

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Rust forming on iron.

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What happens to the mass of matter during a physical change?

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The mass remains the same.