Physical and chemical properties

Question 1

What are physical properties?

Answer 1

A characteristic of a substance that can be determined without changing the composition of that substance.

Question 2

What are quantitative properties?

Answer 2

Physical properties that can be measured with apparatus.

Question 3

What are some examples of quantitative properties?

Answer 3

Melting point, boiling point, density, conductivity, PH, Solubility, Viscosity, Hardness, dough, length, volume, weight, heat of vaporization and ionization energy.

Question 4

What are qualitative properties?

Answer 4

Physical properties that are difficult to measure.

Question 5

What are some examples of qualitative properties?

Answer 5

Conductivity, Malleability, Lustre, Ductility, Color, Shape, Size, Odour, Texture, Viscosity, resistance to flow, Solubility, Magnetism, and Hardness.

Question 6

What are chemical properties?

Answer 6

Characteristic of a substance that may be observed when it chemically reacts.

Question 7

What are some examples of chemical properties?

Answer 7

Toxicity, Reactivity, Coordination number, Oxidation states, Flammability, Heat of combustion, Enthalpy of formation, Chemical stability under specific conditions, Acidity or basicity, Radioactivity.