Identifying Chemical and Physical Properties

What is a physical property?

• A property that can be observed without changing the substance.

• A property that only metals have.

• A property that involves a chemical reaction.

• A property that is always invisible.

Which of the following is an example of a physical property?

• Color

• Reactivity

• Flammability

• Corrosiveness

What does malleable mean?

• Can be pulled into a wire

• Can be pounded into a thin sheet

• Can conduct electricity

• Can change color

Which property describes the ability to conduct electricity?

• Malleability

• Conductivity

• Ductility

• Luster

What is a chemical property?

• A property that only gases have.

• A property that is always visible.

• A property that involves a chemical reaction.

• A property that can be observed without changing the substance.

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Which of the following is an example of a chemical property?

• Volume

• Texture

• Reactivity

• Density

What is the difference between flammability and combustibility?

• Flammability requires heat to catch fire, combustibility does not.

• Combustibility requires heat to catch fire, flammability does not.

• Neither requires heat to catch fire.

• Both require heat to catch fire.

What property is being described if a substance tarnishes or rusts?

• Conductivity

• Malleability

• Luster

• Corrosiveness

If a substance can be pulled into a wire, what property does it have?

• Malleability

• Ductility

• Conductivity

• Luster

What property is being demonstrated when a substance fizzes or foams?

• Density

• Malleability

• Reactivity

• Conductivity

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