Physical & Chemical Changes
by: Karena Tipton
Physical Properties
Any characteristics of a material that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the material.
Examples:
- Color and shape
- Length and mass
- Volume and density
Physical Change
The physical property of a substance changes, but the identity of the substance does not change.
Examples:
- Changing from one state of matter to the next
- Melting 0 degrees C, and boiling point 100 degrees C
- Slicing bread, melting ice, mowing lawn
Chemical Properties
Any characteristics that gives a substance the ability to undergo a change that result in a new substance
Examples:
- Flammability
- Reacts with oxygen
- Reacts with light
- Reacts with water
Chemical Change
A change in the identity of a substance due to the chemical properties of that substance
Examples:
- Flammability
- Reacts with oxygen
- Heat and light
- Electricity
- burning, rusting, rotting