Physical & Chemical Properties
By Ruby Day, 5th period
Physical Change
A change that alters the form or appearance of a substance, but does not make the material into another substance.
Examples:
Chopping Wood
Molding Clay
Breaking glass
Bending Copper Wire Into New Shapes
Chemical Property
A characteristic that is observed when a substance interacts with another substance.
Examples:
Flammability
Rusting
Toxicity
Chemical Stability
Physical Property
A characteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing the substance into something else.
Examples:
Hardness
Texture
Color
Tempeture
Chemical Change
A change in matter that produces new substances.
Examples:
Souring of Milk
Burning of Wood
Baking a Cake
Explosion of Fireworks
The Five Indicators:
Change in Color
Change in Odor
Change in Temperature
Formation of a Solid
Formation of Bubbles