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Chemistry: Properties of Matter Flashcards

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What is a physical property?

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A characteristic of a substance that describes it’s appearance or behaviour under normal circumstances.

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What is a characteristic of a substance that describes it’s appearance or behaviour under normal circumstances?

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Physical Property

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What is the boiling point or condensation point?

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The temperature of boiling or condensing.

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What is the temperature of boiling or condensing?

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Boiling Point or Condensation Point

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What is the melting point or freezing point?

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The temperature of melting or freezing.

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What is the temperature of melting or freezing?

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Melting Point or Freezing Point

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What is malleability?

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The ability to be rolled into thin sheets. If you can smash it without breaking it.

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What is the ability to be rolled into thin sheets?

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Malleability

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9
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What is the opposite of malleable?

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Brittle

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What is ductility?

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The ability to be stretched into long wires without breaking it.

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What is the ability to be stretched into long wires?

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Ductility

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12
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What is colour (chemistry)?

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Literally the colour, like this is literally the easiest thing that you will ever need to know for science so you better not mess it up.

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What is the state?

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Whether a substance is a solid, liquid or gas.

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14
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What is solubility?

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The ability to dissolve.

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15
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What is the ability to dissolve?

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Solubility

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16
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What is crystal formation?

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The ability to form crystals.

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17
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What is the ability to form crystals?

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Crystal Formation

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18
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What is conductivity?

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The ability to conduct heat or electricity.

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19
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What is the ability to conduct heat or electricity?

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Conductivity

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20
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What is a physical change?

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A change in state, shape or size. (3 S’s)

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21
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What is a change in state, shape or size?

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Physical Change

22
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What is a chemical property?

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A characteristic behavior that occurs when a substance changes to a new substance.

23
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What is a characteristic behavior that occurs when a substance changes to a new substance?

A

Chemical Property

24
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What is the ability to burn?

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If it can combust or not?

25
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What property if something being able to combust or not?

A

Ability to Burn

26
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What is the flash point?

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The lowest temperature at which a flammable liquid will ignite.

27
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What is the lowest temperature at which a flammable liquid will ignite?

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Flash Point

28
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What is the behaviour in air?

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The tendency to degrade, react or tarnish in air?

29
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What is the tendency to degrade, react or tarnish in air?

A

Behaviour in Air

30
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What is reaction with water?

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Tendency to corrode or dissolve in water.

31
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What is the tendency to corrode or dissolve in water?

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Reaction with Water

32
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What is reaction to heating?

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Tendency to melt or decompose.

33
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What is the tendency to melt or decompose?

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Reaction to Heating

34
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What is a chemical change?

A

A change into a different substance with different properties.

35
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What is a change into a different substance with different properties?

A

Chemical Change

36
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What are the clues that a chemical change has occurred?

A
  • Odour is Produced
  • Change of Colour
  • Heat or Light is Given Off
  • Formation of a Precipitate
  • Bubbles Form
  • Difficult to Reverse
37
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Is the ability to burn a chemical or physical property?

38
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Is the boiling/condensing point a chemical or physical property?

39
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Is the flash point a chemical or physical property?

40
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Is the melting/freezing point a chemical or physical property?

41
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Is malleability a chemical or physical property?

42
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Is ductility a chemical or physical property?

43
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Is behaviour in air a chemical or physical property?

44
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Is colour a chemical or physical property?

45
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Is the state a chemical or physical property?

46
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Is reaction with water a chemical or physical property?

47
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Is solubility a chemical or physical property?

48
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Is reaction to heating a chemical or physical property?

49
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Is crystal formation a chemical or physical property?

50
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Is conductivity a chemical or physical property?

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