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It is difficult to detect the presence of isotopes in chemical elements during chemical studies because the isotopes are "just like" the other atoms of a given element except for the number of neutrons in the nucleus. That means if you have a two or more isotopes of a given element in a quantity of that element, all the atoms will chemically behave the same way, and you can't "tell them apart" from each other. The tiny difference in the weights is all that distinguishes the isotopes apart in a given element. And it is extremely difficult to separate out the different isotopes of an element. Certainly it cannot be done chemically, as the isotopes are chemically the same, as stated. It falls to physical processes to sort things out, as was done in the case of uranium during World War 2, to obtain 235U from uranium so a fission weapon (an atomic bomb) could be built.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoSomething needs to be "done" first in order to see the effect of a chemical property. They are not properties that you can immediately see or account for with your senses, tests and experimenting need to be done first. For example, flammability is a chemical property. You cannot observe this by just looking at a substance, tests need to be done. Another is reactivity with other substances. To observe this property, the substance first needs to be introduced to a variety of other chemicals.
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∙ 6y agoSome indicators of a chemical reaction are:
- formation of new compounds - change of color
- change of odor
- release of a gas
- change of the temperature (absorption or release)
- change of the viscosity
- formation of a precipitate
- change of general appearance
- possible explosion - sometimes a sound is produced - possible chemiluminescence
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∙ 12y agoisotopes of the same element have nearly identical chemical properties, which makes this type of separation impractical
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∙ 7y agoExcepting hydrogen the chemical properties of isotopes are not special.
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What is the differs between physical property and chemical property?
The way I remember the difference, is: a physical property is a property that you can observe without changing it (or observe without a chemical reaction). So properties like melting point, boiling point, density, color, hardness are all physical properties. A property like 'reacts with water' could only be observed by performing the reaction to observe the change.
What is the difference between physical property and chemical property?
The way I remember the difference, is: a physical property is a property that you can observe without changing it (or observe without a chemical reaction). So properties like melting point, boiling point, density, color, hardness are all physical properties. A property like 'reacts with water' could only be observed by performing the reaction to observe the change.
Is volume a physical property or chemical?
Volume is a physical property.
Must new substances be formed when you observe a chemical property explain?
Yes , it should or else it is a physical property
17 Explain how color can be classified as both a physical property and as one indication of a chemical change?
you can observe it without changing it.
Must new substances be formed when observe a chemical property?
Yes. If you observe a chemical property, the substance will be undergoing a chemical change, which by definition produces a new substance.
Must new substances form when you observe a chemical property?
Yes. If you observe a chemical property, the substance will be undergoing a chemical change, which by definition produces a new substance.
Must new substances be formed when you observe chemical property?
Yes. If you observe a chemical property, the substance will be undergoing a chemical change, which by definition produces a new substance.
Does new substance's be formed when you observe a chemical property?
no!
Must a new substance be formed when you observe a chemical property?
Yes , it should or else it is a physical property
Is yellow solid physical or chemical property?
physical (because you can observe it without inducing a chemical reaction).
What is the difference between chemical property and physical property?
The way I remember the difference, is: a physical property is a property that you can observe without changing it (or observe without a chemical reaction). So properties like melting point, boiling point, density, color, hardness are all physical properties. A property like 'reacts with water' could only be observed by performing the reaction to observe the change.
What is the differs between physical property and chemical property?
The way I remember the difference, is: a physical property is a property that you can observe without changing it (or observe without a chemical reaction). So properties like melting point, boiling point, density, color, hardness are all physical properties. A property like 'reacts with water' could only be observed by performing the reaction to observe the change.
What is the difference between physical property and chemical property?
The way I remember the difference, is: a physical property is a property that you can observe without changing it (or observe without a chemical reaction). So properties like melting point, boiling point, density, color, hardness are all physical properties. A property like 'reacts with water' could only be observed by performing the reaction to observe the change.
A substance always has properties even though they are difficult to observe?
chemical properties
Can you give me a sentence with the word chemical property in it?
this answer has chemical propertiesnot property....To observe the chemical properties of a substance you must try to change it to another substance.another one is : A chemical property of methane ( natural gas) is that it can catch fire and burn in air.
Is volume a physical property or chemical?
Volume is a physical property.
