Biochemistry properties and changes Flashcards

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Physical properties

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Properties that you can measure or see through direct observations. Doesn’t involve changing a substance. THE PHYSICAL AND NOT CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUBSTANCE.

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Physical properties examples:

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Density,color, temperature, brittleness, malleability and solid liquid and gas

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A physical change is…

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A change that Can Be Reversible and doesn’t change the substance into a new substance. It just changes the appearance of the substance. APPEARANCE CHANGES BUT SUBSTANCE DOE NOT. CAN BE REVERSED

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Chemical change is…

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Turning a substance into a new substance. NOT EASILY REVERSIBLE

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PHYSICAL CHANGE EXAMPLES:

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Heating, boiling, cooling, dissolving, melting, freezing, and bending

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Chemical changes examples:

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Iron to rust, a substance changing into another substance, new substance, bubbling, and temperature change.

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Chemical properties definition:

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Properties that can only be observed and seen when one substance changes into another substance. The properties of matter that become evident after a chemical reaction

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Chemical properties examples:

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Toxic, flammable, acidity, reactivity

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