Define physical and chemical properties, provide three examples of each, discuss their reversibility, and explain the fundamental differences between them.

Physical properties are defined as the properties which can be observed without changing its chemical composition.

For example: color, volume, and molecular weight.

Chemical properties are defined as the properties which can be observed only after changing chemical identity of the substance.

For example: reactivity, toxicity, and flammability.

The fundamental differences between physical and chemical properties are as follows:

out of these options:

ability to burn paper

pure sodium reacting violently with water

the boiling point of water

helium does not tend to react with anything

i would say this is a physical property:

helium does not tend to react with anything

why? :

i said helium does not tend to react with anything because well, it reacts to ! but ability to burn paper, pure sodium reacting violently with water, & the boiling point of water are chemical or

physical properties: the properties of a substance that can be observed without changing the chemical makeup of the substance

chemical properties: properties of a substance relating to the chemical nature and reactivity of the substance

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