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Chemical Properties
Chemical Properties Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chemical Change | A change that alters the identity of a substance resulting in a new substance or substances with different properties |
| Chemical Property | Those characteristics that can be observed when a chemical reaction changes the identity of the substance, such as potential to rust, corrode, or combust |
| Chemical Reactions | The process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances |
| State of Matter | A phase is another name for a physical state of matter such as solid, liquid, or gas |
| Precipitate | Evidence of a chemical reaction; a precipitate is a solid substance in suspension (making the solution cloudy) or settled to the bottom of the solution |
| Chemical Symbol | a notation of one or two letters representing a chemical element. |
| Physical Property | a characteristic of matter that can be observed and measured without changing the chemical identity of the sample |
| Evidence | information, facts or data supporting (or contradicting) a claim, assumption or hypothesis |
| Homogeneous Mixture | a mixture that looks the same throughout and have the same properties |
| Heterogeneous Mixture | a mixture that has parts with different properties |
| Mixture | composed of two or more different elements or compounds that are not chemically combined |