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How do characteristic properties help scientists identify subtances?
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Substances are categorized by their properties and similarities.
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What is meant by a characteristic property of a substance?
Since characteristic properties for a given substance never change, they can be used to identify unknown matter.
Why do you think scientists can use basic properties of matter to help identify an unknown substannce?
Why don't you read section 1-2 in you packet? Therefore the answer is in there
What does fractional distillation have to do with characteristic properties?
The answer is,Fractional distillation is based upon the boiling points of the liquid so that we can identify the liquid when there is a plateau on the graph (when the temperature is the same or close together).
Why are characteristic important?
It Helps identify and classify Substance
How can you identify that a change is chemical?
It has the properties of a chemical change.
What is the difference between a characteristic property and non-characteristic property?
PHYSICAL (smell, color, texture, size, etc)--NON CHARACTERISTIC GENERAL (general stuff about the substance all together)-CHARACTERISTIC Characteristic properties help us identify pure substances or the group it belongs to. Non-characteristic properties cannot help us identify pure substances or the group it belongs to.
How do scientists identify minerals?
Scientist identify minerals by Their Special properties. An example of a special propertie is a Chemical Reaction .
What is meant by a characteristic property of a substance?
Since characteristic properties for a given substance never change, they can be used to identify unknown matter.
Is mass characteristic property?
No definitely not.Because a characteristic property should not change.It is used to identify a substance.Mass and Volume are not characteristic properties whereas Density is a characteristic property of the substance .
When scientists are trying to identify an unknown organism they most likely consider what characteristic to determine its classification?
nucleas or the cell
What is a characteristic that helps identify something?
most often the charecteristic which we notices the colour of the object,then its shape,then its smell[if it have], hardnessand thickness, etc.......
What is a charateristic poperty?
A characteristic property is a chemical or physical property that helps identify and classify substances. The characteristic properties of a substance are always the same whether the sample you are observing is large or small. Examples of characteristic properties include freezing/melting point, boiling/condensing point, density, magnetism, and solubility.
How do you identify all the properties scientists use to classify minerals?
By there color, hardness, density, luster, streak, plus crystalshare
Identify the single most important characteristic of HIV that characteristic is the key to its transmission and prevention?
HIV virus always changes its cell membrane properties so that it cant be recognise by any of the vaccine or drug.
What characteristic properties would you use to identify a liquid?
Which characteristics are generally given to the atoms that make up a liquid?
How can scientists identify the compostition of a compound?
formulas alllow scientists to identify the compisition of a compound
What makes a dolphin different from another dolphin?
Dolphins identify each other with characteristic "signature whistles," a pattern of sound unique to each dolphin analogous to our names. Scientists use dorsal fin shapes and characteristic markings (like spots, stripes, or scars) to tell dolphins apart. In the future, scientists might be able to quickly and more accurately identify dolphins based on their signature whistle.
