Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter Study Guide

Check all that are true about physical properties

• Uses the 5 senses
• Can be determined without destroying the substance
• Color
• Easily observable

• Destroys the substance being tested

Check all that are true about chemical properties

• Destroys the substance being tested
• Is not easily observable

• Uses the 5 senses
• Can be determined without destroying the substance
• Color

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You have a substance that reacts with vinegar but does not react with water. What property are you using to identify the substance?

• Physical
• Chemical

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You have a substance that is white, chalky, and has an interesting odor. What property are you using to describe the substance?

• Physical
• Chemical

Your mystery substance that you are testing has a has a mass of 200 grams. Will this help you identify the substance?

• It will help me use the periodic table of elements.
• It won't help me because it could be the mass of any substance.

Which of the following are chemical properties?

• solubility

• toxicity
• oxidation
• magnetic

• thermal conductivity

Chemical properties...

• can easily be observed with the 5 senses
• change the substance in order to be observed
• do not change the substance in order to be observed
• can only test small quantities of matter

Sodium reacts vigorously when placed in water. Is this a physical or chemical property?

• Physical
• Chemical

Salt dissolves in water. Is this a physical or chemical property?

• Physical
• Chemical

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Iron rusts when exposed to water. Is this a physical or chemical property?

• Physical
• Chemical