Physical And Chemical Properties Flashcards
A characteristic of a substance that can be described with the senses
Physical property
A type of change that results in a new substance being formed
Chemical change
Type of physical: melting or freezing, vaporizing or condensation
Change of state
Chemical property: how easily a substance catches fire and burns
Combustibility
Physical property: how easily something dissolves in a liquid
Precipitate
A change in the form of a substance, but no new substance form
Physical change
Type of chemical change: a metal combines with oxygen to form an oxide (E. G rust)
Corrosion
Heat or light produced, gas, or bubbles given off, difficult to reverse
Clues that a chemical change has occurred
Physical property: the ability to pull a metal into a long wire
Ductility
Physical property: how easily a liquid(e.g syrup vs. Water)
Viscosity
Physical property: the ability of matter to be bent into shapes
Malleability
Clue to a chemical change: two liquids combined to form a solid crystal
Solubility
Compound
When two elements form a mixture
Element
Element
Homogenous mixture
Looks the same through out