Properties of a Substance

Which of the following is NOT a chemical property?

• Solubility

• Reactivity

• The ability to rust

• Flammability

Physical properties

• A single substance, either an element or a compound, with definite composition and properties

• Characteristics that can be observed or measured without changing the substance, such as color, melting point, or conductivity

• Characteristics that can only be observed or measured when atoms of matter rearrange during a chemical change

• Large quantities

A student finds the mass and volume of four mystery liquids. The data is provided.

(See attached table)

A student finds the mass and volume of four mystery liquids. The data is provided.

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

The following liquids are poured into a glass jar. Which is the correct order, from top to bottom, of the column that would form?

(See attached table)

• Liquid C, Liquid A, Liquid B

• Liquid C, Liquid B, Liquid A

• Liquid B, Liquid A, Liquid C

• Liquid B, Liquid C, Liquid A

Which of the following are accurate headings for each column?

• Column A = Physical Properties; Column B = Chemical Properties

• Column A = Chemical Properties; Column B = Physical Properties

• Column A = Observable Properties; Column B = Non-Observable Properties

• Column A = Non-Observable Properties; Column B = Observable Properties

We study properties so we can _______________ a substance.

• smell

• measure

• identify

• change

What is the volume of this block of wood?

• 14 cm

• 84 cm3

• 84 mL

• 14 mL

To find the density of a wooden cube, you would ____________.

• first find the mass. Then divide the volume by the mass.

• Use the formula D=M/V.

• first find the mass and then multiply by the volume.

• Add the mass and the volume.

Students are dissolving salt in a certain volume of water. What property are they testing for?

• density

• melting point

• mass

• solubility

10. The temperature at which a solids becomes a liquid is its ____________________.

• freezing point

• melting point

• density

• solubility