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Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes

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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND CHANGES

Karthik
Name ____________________________

PHYSICAL PROPERTY CHEMICAL PROPERTY


1. observed with senses 1. indicates how a substance
2. determined without destroying matter reacts with something else
2. matter will be changed into a new
substance after the reaction

Identify the following as a chemical (C) or physical property (P):


P
______1. blue color ______8. melting point
P
______2. density ______9. reacts with water
______3. flammability (burns) ______10. hardness
______4. solubility (dissolves) ______11. boiling point
______5. reacts with acid ______12. luster
______6. supports combustion ______13. odor
______7. sour taste ______14. reacts with air

PHYSICAL CHANGE CHEMICAL CHANGE


1. a change in size, shape, or state 1. a change in the physical and
2. no new substance is formed chemical properties
2. a new substance is formed

Identify the following as physical (P) or chemical (C) changes.


_____1. NaCl (Table Salt) dissolves in water. ______9. Milk sours.
_____2. Ag (Silver) tarnishes. ______10. Sugar dissolves in water.
_____3. An apple is cut. ______11. Wood rots.
_____4. Heat changes H2O to steam. ______12. Pancakes cook.
_____5. Baking soda reacts to vinger. ______13. Grass grows.
_____6. Fe (Iron) rusts. ______14. A tire is inflated.
_____7. Alcohol evaporates . ______15. Food is digested.
_____8. Ice melts. ______16. Paper towel absorbs water.

Physical and Chemical Changes


Part A
Can you recognize the chemical and physical changes that happen all around us? If you change the way
something looks, but haven’t made a new substance, a physical change (P) has occurred. If the substance
has been changes into another substance, a chemical change (C) has occurred.

1. An ice cube is placed in the sun. Later there is a puddle of water. Later still the puddle is gone.

2. Two chemical are mixed together and a gas is produce.

3. A bicycle changes color as it rusts.

4. A solid is crushed to a powder.

5. Two substances are mixed and light is produced.

6. A piece of ice melts and reacts with sodium.

7. Mixing salt and pepper.

8. Chocolate syrup is dissolved in milk.

9. A marshmallow is toasted over a campfire.

10. A marshmallow is cut in half.


Part B
Read each scenario. Decide whether a physical or chemical change has occurred and give evidence for your
decision. The first one has been done for you to use as an example.
Physical or
Scenario Chemical Evidence…
Change?
Umm! A student removes a loaf of bread No change in substances.
1. hot from the oven. The student cuts a slice Physical No unexpected color change, temperature
off the loaf and spreads butter on it. change or gas given off.

Your friend decides to toast a piece of


bread, but leaves it in the toaster too long. Chemical Blackening of toast changes the
2.
The bread is black and the kitchen if full of identity of substance.
smoke.
Formation of brown spots changes the
You forgot to dry the bread knife when you
identify of the substance.
3. washed it and reddish brown spots Chemical
appeared on it.
There is no change in the substance. Blow
drying your hair can be seen, which does
4. You blow dry your wet hair. Physical
not change the substance.

In baking biscuits and other quick breads, The identify of the baking soda changed to
the baking powder reacts to release carbon Chemical carbon dioxide, thus making this a
5. chemical change.
dioxide bubbles. The carbon dioxide
bubbles cause the dough to rise.
You take out your best silver spoons and The formation of black spots changed
Chemical
6. notice that they are very dull and have the spoon's identity, thus making this
some black spots. scenario a chemical change.

A straight piece of wire is coiled to form a Physical The shape of the wire did not
7. change the substance of the wire,
spring.
thus making this a physical change.
The color of the water did not change
Food color is dropped into water to give it Physical the substance of water, thus creating a
8.
color. physical change.

Chewing food to break it down into smaller Physical, The breaking down of food
Chemical does not change the food itself
particles represents a _________ change, (physical change), however the
9. but the changing of starch into sugars by change of starch to sugar
enzymes in the digestive system represents changes the substance of
starch.
a ___________change.
Chemical The rapid amount of heat and light
In a fireworks show, the fireworks explode changes the substance of the
10.
giving off heat and light. fireworks, thus making this a
chemical change.

Part C: True (T) or False (F)

1. Changing the size and shapes of pieces of wood would be a chemical change.

2. In a physical change, the makeup of matter is changed.

3. Evaporation occurs when liquid water changes into a gas.

4. Evaporation is a physical change.

5. Burning wood is a physical change.

6. Combining hydrogen and oxygen to make water is a physical change.

7. Breaking up concrete is a physical change.

8. Sand being washed out to sea from the beach is a chemical change.

9. When ice cream melts, a chemical change occurs.

10. Acid rain damaging a marble statue is a physical change.

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