physical and chemical change Flashcards

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what is physical change?

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Change of state, shape, or appearance of matter.
No new substance formed.

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what is chemical change?

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Change in physical and chemical properties.
One or more substance is formed

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7 indicators of chemical change

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Colour change
Substances disappearing
New substances appearing
Bubbling and gas
Temperature changes
Sound and light
Precipitate formation.

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what is an endothermic reaction?

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  • taking in heat - gets colder
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what is an exothermic reaction?

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releasing heat - gets warmer

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what is a product and a reactant?

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reactant - what causes the reaction
product - the outcome

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9 indicators of phyiscal change

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Shape change
Mixing
Dissolving
Expansion
Contraction
Melting
Vaporisation
Condensation
Freezing

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what are physical properties?

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a feature of a substance that we can tell with out senses

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6 types of chemical reaction

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combustion (when a substance burns)
combination (a+b - ab)
single displacement (a + bc - ac + b)
double displacement (ab + cd - cb +ad)
decomposition (ab - a + b)

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what law states that mass in a chemical reaction is neither created nor destroyed

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law of conservation of mass

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