Chemical Properties Flashcards
What is a chemical property
Chemical properties indicate how a substance reacts with something else and creates a new substance
What is combustibility/flammability
-the ability of a substance to react with oxygen to produce energy
-the ability for a substance to ignite and burn
What is oxidation
How a substance reacts with oxygen
ie. copper rust iron rusts
The statue of liberty was made with copper but due to oxidation it changes to green
Corrosivity
How easily a substance eats about at another substance
What is the reaction with acid/water
Ability of a substance to react with acid water
What are unique Properties
-Unique properties are properties that only a particular substance has
-they are one of a kind
-unique properties are always the same for a substance even it the substance chances shape or quality
Why are unique properties important
They help scientist positively identify an unknow substance
-They do not change
GIve some examples of unique properities
melting point
boiling point
freezing point
density
