8.2 Flashcards
1
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physical properties
A
properties that you can either observe using your five senses — seeing, hearing, touching, smelling and tasting — or measure directly
2
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chemical properties
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properties that describe how a substance combines with other substances to form new chemicals or how a substance breaks up into two or more different substances
3
Q
flammability
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an indicator of how easily a substance catches fire
4
Q
reactivity
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a measure of how likely a particular metal is to take part in a displacement reaction
5
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toxicity
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the danger to your health caused when poisonous substances combine with chemicals in your body to produce new substances and damaging effects
