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Density and Characteristic Properties Flashcards

To learn about different types of properties and how they can be used to identify substances

1
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What types of properties would be properties of objects?

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Properties about size, shape, or amount.

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What types of properties would be properties of substances?

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Properties that different samples of the substance would have.

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Would luster be a property of an object or substance?

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substance

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Would color be a property of an object or substance?

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substance

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Would spherical be a property of an object or substance?

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object

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Would pointed be a property of an object or substance?

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object

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Would smelly be a property of an object or substance

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substance

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Would heavy be a property of an object or substance?

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object

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How do you determine that a property is a physical property?

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You can observe the property without changing its chemical identity.

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How do you determine that a property is a chemical property?

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The property describes how the substance acts in the presence of other substances.

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Is state of matter a chemical or physical property?

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Physical

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A substance is inert. Is that a chemical or physical property?

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chemical

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A substance is corrosive. Is that a chemical or physical property?

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chemical

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A substance is shiney. Is that a chemical or physical property?

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physical

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A substance is smooth. Is that a chemical or physical property?

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physical

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A substance is flammable. Is that a chemical or physical property?

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chemical

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How do you know that a chemical change occurred?

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A new substance with new properties forms.

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How do you know that a physical change occurred?

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The substance keeps its chemical identity.

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19
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Is butter melting a chemical or physical change?

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physical

20
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Is mixing iron and oxygen to form rust a chemical or physical change?

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chemical

21
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Is fruit rotting a chemical or physical change

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chemical

22
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Is carving a piece of wood a chemical or physical change?

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physical

23
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Is a burning match a chemical or physical change?

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chemical

24
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Is liquid wax hardening a chemical or physical change?

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physical

25
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What is a characteristic property?

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A chemical or physical property that helps to identify a substance.

26
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What three things are true about characteristic properties?

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  1. Property does not depend on amount. 2. All samples of the substance have the property. 3. The property is different for similar substances.
27
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Is the weight of an object a characteristic property?

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No. Weight depends on the amount of the substance.

28
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Is the color of the substance a characteristic property?

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No. Different substances can have the same color. The same substance can have different colors.

29
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Is boiling point of a substance a characteristic property?

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Yes. All samples of the substance would have that boiling point.

30
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Is the shape of an object a characteristic property?

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No. Objects made from different substances can have the same shape.

31
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What is density?

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Density is the ratio of mass to volume of an object.

32
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Two objects have the same mass. Are they made from the same substance?

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No. Mass is not a characteristic property.

33
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Two objects have the same volume. Are they made from the same substance?

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No. Volume is not a characteristic property

34
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Two objects have the same shape. Are they made from the same substance?

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No. Shape is not a characteristic property

35
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A sphere has a density of 4.2 g/mL and a cube has a density of 4.2 g/mL. Are they made from the same substance?

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Yes. Density is a characteristic property. The shape does not matter.

36
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A cube has a density of 4.2 g/mL. Another cube has a density of 5.3 g/mL. Are they made from the same substance?

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No. They don’t have the same density, and density is a characteristic property.

37
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What are possible units for mass?

A

grams or kilograms

38
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What are possible units for volume?

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liters, milliliters, cubic centimeters

39
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g/mL or kg/L are units for which variable?

A

density

40
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What instrument is used to measure volume of a regular solid?

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metric ruler

41
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What instrument is used to measure the mass of a solid?

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balance

42
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What instrument is used to measure the volume of a liquid or an irregular-shaped solid?

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a graduated cylinder

43
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What is a precipitate?

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A solid that falls out of solution

44
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Which of the following is not an indicator of a chemical change: gas forms, precipitate forms, shape changes

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Shape changes

45
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Which of the following is not an indicator of a chemical change: odor released, energy released, state of matter changes

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State of matter changes

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