Physical vs. Chemical
By: Andrea
Physical Property
Physical Property
A physical property is a characteristic of something that can be observed without changing the substance or thing into something else.
Chemical Property
Chemical Property
A characteristic that is observed when a substance interacts with another substance. My own personal defenition is: Something you see when a chemicals reacts.
Physical Change
Physical change
A change in matter that does not affect its chemical composition. When something changes it's apperance but not it's chemical.
Chemical Change
Chemical change
A chemical reaction; a process that changes substances into a new one. In other words it is when a chemical changes it's substances.
Chemical change vs Physical change
Indicators
Chemical Indicators
- Production of odor
- Change in temperature
- Change in color
- Formation of bubbles
- Formation of a solid