Physical and Chemical Properties and

ChangesPage 18 and 19

Page 28 – 30Page 34 – 35Page 38 - 39

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Chemical Properties of MatterWhen one substance can interact with another, the characteristic behaviour is called a chemical property.

Ie. Dynamite explodes when exposed to a flame and mixes with oxygen in the air.

Vocabulary

Chemical PropertyA chemical property describes the behaviour of a substance as it becomes a new substance.

CombustibilityCombustibility is a property that describes the ability of a substance to react with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water and energy. Combustible is flammable; non-combustible is nonflammable!

Reaction with acidAnother chemical property of matter is reaction with acid. For example, when magnesium metal is added to acid, it produces bubbles of gas and the metal disappears. Limestone is identified by it’s reaction to acid; bubbles of gas are produced when they come in contact.

Metals and NonmetalsMatter can be grouped as metals and nonmetals. Mixtures of metals are alloys. Examples are: braces, cooking pots and airplanes.

Physical and Chemical Changes

ARE NOT THE SAMEas

Physical and Chemical Propertieswe have studied so far.

A burning candle – what happens?

As the candle burns, the wax melts (a solid becomes a liquid), and then it hardens (a liquid becomes a solid). These are physical changes.

The wax also combusts producing heat and light. This chemical change involves the wax becoming carbon dioxide, water and energy.

Physical and Chemical Changes

(Not the same as Phys. and Chem. Properties)Physical Change: The substance involved

remains the same, even though it may change state or form.

Ex. Pour melted chocolate on ice cream.It still tastes the same because the particles

have not changed, it just hardened (changed state) because the ice cream was cool.

Most physical changes are easy to reverse.

Chemical Changes: The original substance is changed into one or more different substances that have different properties.

Examples: Burning, Cooking, Rusting…The formation of water from hydrogen and

oxygen.The formation of rust from iron and oxygen.

Chemical changes are difficult to reverse.

There are usually clues that a chemical

change has happened: A new colour appears. Heat or light is given off. Bubbles of gas are given off. A solid material (called a precipitate)

forms in a liquid. The change is difficult to reverse.

Assignment

1. Copy Table 2, page 30 in your notebook.

2. Read pages 28-30 and on page 30 answer questions 1-4. Copy the questions and the answers into your notebook.

Page 30 questions 1-4

1. Explain how a physical change differs from a chemical change.

Chemical changes involve production of a new substance with new properties. No new substances are produced in physical changes.

2. a) Garbage rottingchemical

b) Cutting up carrotsphysical

c) A silver spoon turning blackchemical

d) Making tea from tea leavesphysical

e) Bleaching a stainchemical

f) Boiling an eggchemical

Question 3

Changes occur more quickly at high temperatures. Putting candles together tends to concentrate heat more and the candles will be at a higher temperature.

For emergencies, non-dripping and non-smoking candles should be kept on hand.

(or battery operated)

Question 4

Evaporation, mixing, and condensation are physical changes.

Combustion, catalytic conversion and rusting are chemical changes.

Sample Chemical Changes (Always involve the production of a new substance.)

Ex. 1: H + O H2O (water)

gas gas liquid Reactants: Left side Products: Right side

Ex. 2: C + 2O CO2

(carbon dioxide)

Ex. 3: 6C + 12H + 6O C6H12O6

(sugar)

Ex. 4: 3C + 8H C3H8

(Propane)