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Q: What physical changes can you make to a substance to determine if it's an element?
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When a substance changes into a different substance a blank change has occurred?

If form changes but identity doesn't change then it is a physical change.


Is the melting point of a substance considered a chemical property?

It just means that one liquid can be distinguished from another by its boiling point because it is a characteristic or property of that particular liquid.


Why is an element's solubility a physical property?

You don't need to alter the identity of the substance to determine its solubility. See the Related Questions link the left of this answer for more information about physical vs. chemical properties.


How can knowing the physical properties of a substance be useful?

The physical properties of a pure substance can be used to identify it. A pure substance is an element or a compound, not a mixture.


A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical means?

A substance that can not be decomposed into simpler substance by a chemical or physical means is a chemical element.


When matter cannot be separated into more than one substance by physical or chemical means it is called?

A pure substance.


Is iron physical changes or chemical changes?

Iron is a chemical element, not a change.


What are some limitations of using heating to determine whether the substance is an element or a compound?

limitation of heating element


What is the difference between a chemical change and physical change?

A physical change changes the physical properties of an element like color where chemical changes change the chemical properties of an element and usually can't be undone.


Is it a physical property when lead becomes a liquid when heated to 601 degress Celsius?

Density is classified as a physical property because the density of a substance can change when the substance changes state. Example: When water evaporates it is a physical change and the density changes. A Is_density_classified_as_a_chemical_property_or_a_physical_propertyproperty is a property that describes its ability to react chemically with other substances and THEREFORE density is not a chemical property.so it is a physical property


A material that can not be broken down into simplier materials?

I think your referring to an element, the basic unit(s) that cannot be broken down without fission.


What are the basic characteristics of the element nitrogen?

nitrogen is an element that can be a liquid or a gas by means of physical changes.