Identifying Physical And Chemical Properties

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1. Physical or Chemical Property?    A log of wood is chopped up with an axe into smaller pieces of wood. 

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The chopping up of a log of wood with an axe into smaller pieces of wood is a physical property because it does not change the chemical composition of the wood. The wood is still made up of the same elements and compounds, just in smaller pieces.

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2. Physical or Chemical Property?    If you wash your jeans with chlorine bleach, they will fade.

Explanation

When you wash your jeans with chlorine bleach, the color fading is a result of a chemical reaction between the bleach and the dye in the fabric. This means that the property of the jeans changing color is a chemical property.

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3. Physical or Chemical Property?    The perfume your boyfriend gave you for your birthday smells like flowers.

Explanation

The given statement describes the smell of the perfume, which is a physical property. Smell is a sensory perception that can be experienced without any chemical reactions taking place. Therefore, the smell of the perfume is a physical property.

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4. Physical or Chemical Property?  A marshmallow turns black when toasted too long in a campfire. 

Explanation

When a marshmallow turns black when toasted too long in a campfire, it is undergoing a chemical change. The heat from the fire causes the sugars in the marshmallow to undergo a process called caramelization, which results in the darkening of the marshmallow's color. This change is not reversible and involves the rearrangement of the molecules in the marshmallow, making it a chemical property.

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5. Physical or Chemical Property?    Hydrogen peroxide dental strips will make your teeth whiter.

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Hydrogen peroxide dental strips will make your teeth whiter, indicating a chemical property. This is because hydrogen peroxide undergoes a chemical reaction with the stains on the teeth, breaking them down and resulting in whiter teeth.

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