Chemical Properties

Chemical Properties

Multiple Choice

Which characteristic of a substance is considered a chemical property?

• its boiling point

• its reactivity

• its density

• its conductivity

Multiple Choice

A scientist is examining an unknown solid. Which procedure would most likely help determine a chemical property of the substance?

• heating it to find the temperature at which it melts

• exposing it to a flame to see if it catches on fire

• hitting it with a hammer to determine if it breaks or bends

• placing it in water to find out whether or not it dissolves

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes what happens during a chemical change?

• Both the identity and the properties of a substance change.

• Some properties of a substance change, but its identity remains the same.

• The chemical properties of a substance change, but its physical properties remain the same.

• The physical properties of a substance change, but its chemical properties remain the same.

Multiple Choice

Dissolving a solid into a liquid is a ___.

• physical change
• chemical change

Multiple Choice

The ability to burn is a ___ property.

• physical
• chemical
• conservitive
• reversed

Multiple Choice

A characteristic that can be observed using our senses is a ___.

• chemical property

• physical property

• melting point

• chemical change