Section 1 Flashcards
1
Q
What is a chemical property?
A
Trait of a substance that describes its ability to change into a different substance
2
Q
What is a physical property?
A
Trait of a pure substance that can be observed w/o changing into another substance
3
Q
What is matter?
A
Things that have mass/take up space
4
Q
What is a substance?
A
Single kind of matter that is pure w? specific set of properties
5
Q
What is chemistry?
A
The study of properties of matter/how it changes
6
Q
Matter can be:
A
hard, soft, cold, liquid, gas, solid / have the ability to catch fire or not
7
Q
Freezing water is an example of:
A
Physical property; it changes state, but it’s still water
8
Q
Rust metal chain is an example of:
A
Chemical property; iron from the chain combines w/ the oxygen in the air forming a new substance (rust)
