Physical and Chemical Properties Sorting Activity

Flashcards covering examples of physical and chemical properties and the procedure for a sorting activity.

When oxygen is described as odorless and colorless, what type of property is being stated?

A physical property.

What type of property is demonstrated when copper turns green upon exposure to the environment?

A chemical property.

The fact that a piece of metal is magnetic is an example of what kind of property?

A physical property.

What type of property is the density of water being 1.0 gram per cubic centimeter?

A physical property.

What kind of property describes diamonds as a very hard substance?

A physical property.

When a tree is measured as 8 meters high, what type of property is being described?

A physical property (its size).

What fundamental property of sodium is indicated by its easy reaction with other elements?

A chemical property (reactivity).

What type of property is shown by copper's ability to conduct electricity?

A physical property.

Is water being a liquid an example of a physical or chemical property?

A physical property (state of matter).

The mass of an NaCl sample being 30 grams is an example of what type of property?

A physical property.

What type of property is gold being nonflammable?

A chemical property.

When Alka-Seltzer tablets react with water to produce gas, what type of property is demonstrated?

A chemical property.

The flammability of a gas is categorized as what type of property?

A chemical property.

What type of property is described when argon is noted as not very reactive?

A chemical property.

When silver spoons tarnish and turn black, what type of property is being displayed?

A chemical property.

What property of Barium is its melting point at 725°C?

A physical property.

Is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar an example of a physical or chemical property?

A chemical property.

The boiling point of water at 100°C is what kind of property?

A physical property.

What type of property is iron reacting with oxygen to form rust?

A chemical property.

What property of helium is described by its inability to react with any other element?

A chemical property (non-reactivity).

When acid in tomato sauce corrodes aluminum foil, what type of property is shown?

A chemical property.

What physical property allows a bar of lead to be more easily bent than aluminum?

Flexibility or malleability.

What chemical property is demonstrated when charcoal glows red, gives off heat, and becomes a gray ash?

Combustion (flammability).

What type of property is observed when rocks containing carbonates fizz with hydrochloric acid?

A chemical property (reactivity).