Chemistry: Properties of Matter Flashcards

1
Q

What is a physical property?

A

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?

A

Physical Property

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3
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What is the boiling point or condensation point?

A

The temperature of boiling or condensing.

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4
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What is the temperature of boiling or condensing?

A

Boiling Point or Condensation Point

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5
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What is the melting point or freezing point?

A

The temperature of melting or freezing.

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6
Q

What is the temperature of melting or freezing?

A

Melting Point or Freezing Point

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7
Q

What is malleability?

A

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

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8
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What is the ability to be rolled into thin sheets?

A

Malleability

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9
Q

What is the opposite of malleable?

A

Brittle

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10
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What is ductility?

A

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

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11
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What is the ability to be stretched into long wires?

A

Ductility

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12
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What is colour (chemistry)?

A

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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13
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What is the state?

A

Whether a substance is a solid, liquid or gas.

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14
Q

What is solubility?

A

The ability to dissolve.

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15
Q

What is the ability to dissolve?

A

Solubility

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16
Q

What is crystal formation?

A

The ability to form crystals.

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17
Q

What is the ability to form crystals?

A

Crystal Formation

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18
Q

What is conductivity?

A

The ability to conduct heat or electricity.

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19
Q

What is the ability to conduct heat or electricity?

A

Conductivity

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20
Q

What is a physical change?

A

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?

A

Physical Change

22
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What is a chemical property?

A

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

23
Q

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

A

Chemical Property

24
Q

What is the ability to burn?

A

If it can combust or not?

25
Q

What property if something being able to combust or not?

A

Ability to Burn

26
Q

What is the flash point?

A

The lowest temperature at which a flammable liquid will ignite.

27
Q

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

A

Flash Point

28
Q

What is the behaviour in air?

A

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
Q

What is reaction with water?

A

Tendency to corrode or dissolve in water.

31
Q

What is the tendency to corrode or dissolve in water?

A

Reaction with Water

32
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What is reaction to heating?

A

Tendency to melt or decompose.

33
Q

What is the tendency to melt or decompose?

A

Reaction to Heating

34
Q

What is a chemical change?

A

A change into a different substance with different properties.

35
Q

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

A

Chemical Change

36
Q

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
Q

Is the ability to burn a chemical or physical property?

A

Chemical

38
Q

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

A

Physical

39
Q

Is the flash point a chemical or physical property?

A

Chemical

40
Q

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

A

Physical

41
Q

Is malleability a chemical or physical property?

A

Physical

42
Q

Is ductility a chemical or physical property?

A

Physical

43
Q

Is behaviour in air a chemical or physical property?

A

Chemical

44
Q

Is colour a chemical or physical property?

A

Physical

45
Q

Is the state a chemical or physical property?

A

Physical

46
Q

Is reaction with water a chemical or physical property?

A

Chemical

47
Q

Is solubility a chemical or physical property?

A

Physical

48
Q

Is reaction to heating a chemical or physical property?

A

Chemical

49
Q

Is crystal formation a chemical or physical property?

A

Physical

50
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Is conductivity a chemical or physical property?

A

Physical