Physical and Chemical Changes Flashcards
What is physical change
A physical change is a change in a substance that does not change what the substance is.
Examples of physical change are?
Change in shape
Change in size
Change in state of matter
What is a chemical change?
A chemical change is a change in which a substance is changed into a different substance. (You’ve changed what it is)
What are some examples of chemical change
Combustion
Corrosion
Tarnishing
Decomposing
Polymerisation
What is rusting an example of Physical or Chemical change
Chemical
Reactents are consumed in chemical reactions to make?
Products
What are the signs of a chemical reaction?
-Change in colour
-Change in odour (smell)
-Precipitate (solid) forms from mixing two liquids
-Bubbles form from mixing substances
-Change in temperature