Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes

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What are chemical properties of matter?

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Properties that can be measured or observed only when matter undergoes a change to become an entirely different kind of matter.

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Give an example of a chemical property.

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The ability to burn.

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What type of property is the ability to rust?

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Chemical property.

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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 are examples of chemical changes?

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Paper burning and metal rusting.

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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 the substance's chemical identity.

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List some examples of physical properties.

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Color, density, melting point, boiling point.

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What happens during a chemical change?

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The substances involved change into different substances with new chemical and physical properties.

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What is the difference between physical and chemical changes?

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Physical changes do not alter the chemical composition, while chemical changes do.

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What is an example of a physical change?

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Melting ice.