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Is chemical property and physical property used to classify a substance?
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∙ 10y ago
How much stuff do you have? That is the question! Although I'm not sure what you mean by "classified" -- is there a classification system for quantity? -- I do know there are several units of measure that deal with quantity. All matter has mass and occupies space. The unit of mass in the SI (metric) system is the kilogram. The more kilograms of something you have, the more of it you have. That's pretty obvious. And it works for different substances. Let's say you have a 10-kg chunk of aluminum and a 5-kg chunk of iron. The aluminum chunk contains more matter than the iron chunk. Related to mass is an attribute called weight. The mass of an object doesn't change regardless of its place in the universe, whereas the weight of an object changes depending upon where it is. Nevertheless, weight is a useful parameter here on the surface of the Earth, because if we know an object's weight, we can determine its mass. People frequently mix those two things up. (In fact, mixing them up is nearly unavoidable in the American and Imperial systems of units because of the confusion between the pound-force and the pound-mass, but that's another story.) We can also measure quantity in terms of the space an object occupies. A gallon of water occupies more space than an ounce of water. A cubic yard of dirt occupies more space than a flowerpot full of it. So, in summary, if we wish to know how much stuff we have, we can weigh it, to determine its mass and how much matter is present, or we can measure its volume, to determine how much space it occupies.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoYou could classify them by their weight. You could classify them by their height. You could classify them by the length of their nose. You could classify them by gender (boy/girl). You could classify them by their shoe size. etc.
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∙ 10y agoPhysical properties are: density, hardness, boiling point, melting point, compressibility, etc.; these properties are measurable.
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∙ 10y agoChemical and physical properties can be used to classify substances.
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∙ 7y agoSubstances can be classified after the state of matter, electrical conductivity, hardness, color, etc.
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∙ 11y agoBUILBIG
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Classify each of the following as a physical or a chemical property. Give reasons for your answer. A. metallic lustre B. boiling point C. explodes when ignited.?
A. Physical property because the metal is just getting shinier, not creating a new substance B. Physical property because the substance is changing form, not creating a new substance C. Chemical property because the substance is changing form during specific chemical reactions characterising an explosion and an ignition
Is oxidizing a chemical or physical property?
It is a chemical because it is producing a new substance.
Is viscosity physical property or chemical property?
Physical. It describes how the substance is, not what it turns into.
Is luster a chemical or physical?
Lustre is a physical property, because... Look up a few definitions of "chemical property." In every one you will find that it involves chemical reactions, or changes in the identity of a substance. Lustre (shininess) is a property that can be observed without any chemical changes to the substance, so it can't be a chemical property.
What describes a chemical property of a substance?
The ability of a substance to undergo a chemical change is called the Chemical activity of a substance.
Is State chemical or physical?
A physical state is physical and not chemical Physical Property is observed without changing a substance into another substance. Chemical property is the ability of a substance to change into different substance.
Is boiling point a chemical property in a substance?
Boiling point is a physical property not a chemical property.
If a substance is immiscible is that a physical or chemical property?
It is a chemical property.
Is h20 a physical or chemical property?
H2O is not a property, it is a substance with physical and chemical properties.
Classify each of the following as a physical or a chemical property. Give reasons for your answer. A. metallic lustre B. boiling point C. explodes when ignited.?
A. Physical property because the metal is just getting shinier, not creating a new substance B. Physical property because the substance is changing form, not creating a new substance C. Chemical property because the substance is changing form during specific chemical reactions characterising an explosion and an ignition
Is silver chemical or chemical property?
Silver is not a property. It is a substance with chemical and physical properties. Silver colour is a property (physical)
Is oxidizing a chemical or physical property?
It is a chemical because it is producing a new substance.
How does physical property differs from chemical property?
A physical property can be observed without changing what the substance is made of. A chemical property can only be observed by altering a substance through a chemical change.
Is it a chemical or physical property when a substance does not react with cold water?
It is a chemical property.
Is viscosity physical property or chemical property?
Physical. It describes how the substance is, not what it turns into.
Is blue color a chemical property or physical property?
Blue color is a physical property. It is a physical property because being blue does not change the chemical composition.
Is the solid state of water a Physical property or a chemical property?
When a substance changes states the chemical make-up of the substance is still the same, so the state of the substance would be a physical property.
