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Chapter Summary: Properties And Changes

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Abigail Clapperton
Mr. Dinglasan
SNC 2D1
6 Sept. 2014
Chapter 5.1 Properties and Changes
Pg. 178 2. a) Liquid nitrogen boiling at -196°C is a physical property because it describes the boiling point of a substance, which is also when it changes state. A change of state, from a liquid to a gas, is a physical property because there is no new substance being created.

b) Propane, leaking from a damaged tank, igniting easily is a chemical property because the propane changes into new substances when it undergoes this chemical reaction. Flammability describes the behaviour of a material when it is chemically changed,.

c) Silver jewellery tarnishing in the air is a chemical property because the silver is reacting with the air, changing the silver …show more content…

Density describes a substance and doesn't involve a chemical reaction to take place between the water and the oil. No new materials or substances are formed.

e) Meat darkening when it is heated on the grill is a chemical property because it describes a behaviour of a substance during a chemical reaction. The raw meat is being changed into cooked meat, the proteins are being altered.

f) Sulfur trioxide changing into sulfuric acid in the atmosphere is a chemical property because it shows what is happening to the sulfur trioxide as it is reacting with the water in the atmosphere. This is is the behaviour of sulfur trioxide in a chemical change.

3. a) Air being blended into ice cream giving it a lighter texture is a physical change because the air is not reacting with the ice cream, it is just merely "filling the spaces." The air is not producing a new substance because they have not been chemically bound, it is just a mixture.

b) When popping corn is heated, water inside the kernels becomes a a gas and expands. This creates the pressure to pop a kernel. This is a physical change because the water is just changing state from a liquid to a gas. There is no new substance produced, the popcorn is in a new shape and the water in a new state. Although it cannot be reversed, it can still be a physical …show more content…

One of the signs of a chemical change is that sound is produced. The oxygen, fire and hydrogen react together, creating a popping noise (this is the hydrogen combusting).

d) Ethanol, an alternative source of energy, being used to power cars is a chemical change due to the fact that it combusts in the car's engine with oxygen and produces carbon dioxide and water. The ethanol reacts with oxygen and produces two new substances. The products are different from the reactants proving there was a chemical change.

e) Geothermal energy being used to heat water to turn turbines and produce electricity is a physical change because the geothermal energy never reacts with anything to produce a new substance. The energy is merely being transferred from one place to another, under the ground to pipes. Even the turbines moving due to the heated water is a physical change because they are not chemically reacting with anything.

f) When silver rings leave stains on people'2 fingers, it is a chemical change. One can see one of the telltale signs of a chemical change, a colour formation. The silver ring reacts with the acids on skin causing it to oxidize and tarnish. This turns the skin a greenish

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