Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a physical property?

Accepted Answer

Mercury is a silvery liquid at 25\ ^\circ \mathrm{C} $

Question 2

Which property can be observed without changing the chemical identity of a substance?

Accepted Answer

Density

Question 3

A student measures the mass and volume of a liquid to calculate its density. Which type of property is density?

Accepted Answer

Physical property

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a physical property?

Accepted Answer

Aluminum reacts with hydrochloric acid

Question 5

Which scenario best demonstrates the observation of a physical property?

Accepted Answer

A copper wire is bent into a circle.

Question 6

Which of the following is a physical property that can be measured directly?

Accepted Answer

The color of copper sulfate crystals

Question 7

A chemist observes that a substance is colorless, odorless, and has a density of 1.00 \ \mathrm{$$g/cm^3$$} $$ at 4\ ^\circ \mathrm{C} . $$What type of properties are these?

Accepted Answer

Physical properties

Question 8

Which of the following best describes why volume is considered a physical property?

Accepted Answer

It can be measured without changing the substance's identity.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

Accepted Answer

Melting ice to form liquid water

Question 10

A laboratory technician records the hardness of a mineral sample. What type of property is being measured?

Accepted Answer

Physical property

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true regarding physical properties?

Accepted Answer

They can be measured without changing the substance's chemical identity.

Question 12

Which of the following is the best example of using a physical property to identify a substance in a forensic investigation?

Accepted Answer

Measuring the density of an unknown liquid

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