Physical and Chemical Changes
By Delycia Rich
Physical Properties
Any characteristics of a material that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the material.
Examples: Color& Shape, Length & Mass, Volume & Density.
Physical Change
The physical property of a substance change, but the identity of the substance does not change.
Examples: changing from one state of matter to the next, melting 0 degrees celsius,and boiling point 100 degrees celsius, slicing bread,melting ice, mowing the lawn.
Chemical Properties
Any characteristic that gives a substance the ability to undergo a change that results 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.