Chemical & Physical Change Flashcards

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Change that results in a new substance being formed. During a chemical change, some chemical bonds break and others form

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Chemical Change

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Change state from a liquid to a gas. Evaporation occurs only from the surface of a liquid

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Evaporation

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Condition or phase of a substance. The three main states of matter are solid, liquid and gas

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State

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Change in which no new chemical substances are formed. A physical change may be a change in shape, size or state. Many physical changes are easy to reverse

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Physical Change

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The corrosion of iron

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Rusting

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A chemical reaction that wears away a metal. Air, water or chemicals in air and water, as well as many household substances, can be corrosive. Many acids and other corrosive substances are dangerous.

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Corrosion

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A brown substance formed when iron reacts with oxygen and water

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Rust

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Coating over a metal surface to prevent corrosion

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Surface protection

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Protecting a metal by covering it with a more reactive metal that will corrode first

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Galvanising

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Combining a substance with oxygen in a flame

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Burning

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Chemical reaction involving the loss of electrons by a substance

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Oxidation

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Substance, such as coal, oil and natural gas, that has formed from the remains of ancient organisms. Coal, oil and natural gas are often used as fuels; that is, they are burnt in order to produce heat

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Fossil Fuel

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The process of combining with oxygen, most commonly burning with a flame

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Combustion

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