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    Lab report #1 on chemical and physical properties/ changes Introduction Summary: The purpose of this experiment is to allow students to understand how to differentiate physical and chemical properties and reactions of matter by observing changes of matters under circumstances. Physical properties are properties of matter that can be observed without changing the composition of the matter‚ including the volume‚ mass‚ color‚ density‚ and shape of it. Chemical properties include the matter’s

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    Shelby Brown 8/28/10 Physical and chemical changes lab essay Changes in matter occur every day. There are two types of ways matter can be altered; physically and chemically. Physical changes do not change the composition of the matter while chemical changes occur when one or more substances turn into a completely new substance. Physical changes can be seen through an altering of the substances physical property. A substances physical property is observed and measured without changing

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    water exists in liquid‚ solid‚ and gaseous states water referred to universal solvent ( bipolar molecule enables it to dissolve a wide variety of substances) ice floats ( temperatures drop molecules come together as a solid‚ elections repell (the molecules get less close thus making the ice have less density than water. If this did not occur ice could sink and destroy living organism. (sea animals) Thermal properties Water resist temperature change‚ due to high specific heat which in turn helps

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    Mass number is 32.066. In addition‚ Sulfur is a non-metal. Sulfur has multiple physical and chemical properties; one of the physical properties is that Sulfur is insoluble in water. A chemical property for Sulfur is that it’s a very reactive element. Page.2 *properties Sulfur is known for having many properties. These properties are both physical and chemical properties. To start with‚ the first physical property that Sulfur is known for having would be that its insoluble in

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    Properties of Chemical Reactions Ms. Whitty‚ Science 10 Fiona Adams‚ November 1st‚ 2012 Introduction Chemical reactions are a part of our daily lives‚ from rusting metal to making bread to leaves changing colour in the fall. A chemical reaction is the process that occurs when two or more substances combine to produce a chemical change. When a chemical reaction takes place‚ the change is indicated by one or more qualitative properties. The colour or odor could change‚ gas could be produced

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    Eggs are a key ingredient used to make a foam. Investigate the functional and chemical properties of eggs and other ingredients when making meringue. Chemical and Functional properties of eggs: Background information Eggs give a smoother texture to microwaveable dishes‚ frozen dishes are better to freeze. The yolk and the egg white cam be used in many different ways for different products of food. Eggs contain a lot of protein and a balance of other nutrition. Some producers require fresh eggs to

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    Lab Experiment 6 : Chemical and Physical Properties Lab Experiment 6 : Chemical and Physical Properties Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to test substances and to determine the physical and chemical properties of substances. Material matches‚ glassbeaker 100 mL‚ burner-fuel‚ goggles-Safety‚ stirring rod - Glass 1 test tube(5)‚ 13 x 100 mm in bubble bag‚ test-tube-clamp-holder test-tube- cleaning-brush‚well-Plate-24‚ well-plate‚ litmus paper‚ blue - in

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    Surface Water - Surface water is water on the surface of the planet such as in a stream‚ river‚ lake‚ wetland‚ or ocean. It can be contrasted with groundwater and atmospheric water. - Non-saline surface water is replenished by precipitation and by recruitment from ground-water. It is lost through evaporation‚ seepage into the ground where it becomes ground-water‚ used by plants for transpiration‚ abstracted by mankind for agriculture‚ living‚ industry etc. or discharged to the sea where it becomes

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    Chemical Earth 1. The living and non-living components of the Earth contain mixtures Construct word and balanced formulae equations of chemical reactions as they are encountered 1. Build a word equation Reactants on left‚ Products on right 2. Convert word equation into chemical formula for the reactants and products Using valency rules 3. Balance the equation Adjust coefficients to get equal numbers of each kind of atom on each side 4. Specify the physical state for each species present

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    Physical and Chemical Changes Say you are presented with two beakers‚ beaker A and beaker B‚ each containing a white‚ powdery compound. * a. From your initial observations‚ you suspect that the two beakers contain the same compound. Describe‚ in general terms‚ some experiments in a laboratory that you could do to help prove or disprove that the beakers contain the same compound. You may try some of the followings: * Dissolving in water * Dissolving in different chemical solution

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