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AP Chemistry Flashcards: Physical And Chemical Changes

Study Physical And Chemical Changes in AP Chemistry with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

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This deck focuses on Physical And Chemical Changes, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for AP Chemistry.

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AP Chemistry Flashcards: Physical And Chemical Changes

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Is chopping wood a physical or chemical change?

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Physical change. Only size and shape change, not composition.

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Flashcard 1: Is chopping wood a physical or chemical change?

Answer: Physical change. Only size and shape change, not composition.

Flashcard 2: Is souring milk a physical or chemical change?

Answer: Chemical change. Bacteria produce acids that change milk composition.

Flashcard 3: Identify whether dissolving sugar in tea is a physical or chemical change.

Answer: Physical change. Sugar molecules disperse but remain unchanged.

Flashcard 4: Identify whether rusting iron is a physical or chemical change.

Answer: Chemical change. Iron reacts with oxygen to form iron oxide.

Flashcard 5: Is chopping wood a physical or chemical change?

Answer: Physical change. Only size and shape change, not composition.

Flashcard 6: Is souring milk a physical or chemical change?

Answer: Chemical change. Bacteria produce acids that change milk composition.

Flashcard 7: What is combustion?

Answer: A chemical process of burning, involving oxygen and fuel. Oxidation reaction that releases energy as heat.

Flashcard 8: Identify whether crushing a can is a physical or chemical change.

Answer: Physical change. Only shape changes, aluminum composition unchanged.

Flashcard 9: What is a physical property?

Answer: A characteristic that can be observed without changing substance identity. Observable without altering molecular composition.

Flashcard 10: Identify whether bending a metal rod is a physical or chemical change.

Answer: Physical change. Only shape changes, metal composition unchanged.

Flashcard 11: Identify whether bleaching a stain is a physical or chemical change.

Answer: Chemical change. Bleach chemically alters the stain molecules.

Flashcard 12: What is a precipitate in a chemical reaction?

Answer: An insoluble solid formed from a solution. Forms when dissolved ions recombine and crystallize.

Flashcard 13: Identify whether frying an egg is a physical or chemical change.

Answer: Chemical change. Heat denatures proteins in the egg.

Flashcard 14: What is sublimation?

Answer: The transition of a substance from solid to gas without liquifying. Direct phase transition bypassing liquid phase.

Flashcard 15: Is freezing water a physical or chemical change?

Answer: Physical change. Only state changes from liquid to solid.

Flashcard 16: What is a physical change?

Answer: A change affecting the form but not the chemical composition. Only molecular arrangement changes, not identity.

Flashcard 17: Is breaking a glass a physical or chemical change?

Answer: Physical change. Only shape changes, glass composition stays same.

Flashcard 18: Identify whether photosynthesis is a physical or chemical change.

Answer: Chemical change. CO2CO_2CO2​ and glucose form from light energy and reactants.

Flashcard 19: What is deposition in terms of phase change?

Answer: Gas to solid transition. Vapor condenses directly to solid state.

Flashcard 20: Identify whether evaporating alcohol is a physical or chemical change.

Answer: Physical change. Only state changes from liquid to gas.

Flashcard 21: What is the result of a chemical reaction?

Answer: Formation of new substances with different properties. Products have different molecular structures than reactants.

Flashcard 22: What is the main difference between physical and chemical changes?

Answer: Physical changes do not alter chemical composition; chemical changes do. Chemical composition determines the type of change.

Flashcard 23: What is combustion?

Answer: A chemical process of burning, involving oxygen and fuel. Oxidation reaction that releases energy as heat.

Flashcard 24: What is the law of conservation of mass?

Answer: Mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. Total mass of reactants equals total mass of products.

Flashcard 25: Identify whether rusting iron is a physical or chemical change.

Answer: Chemical change. Iron reacts with oxygen to form iron oxide.

Flashcard 26: Identify whether melting ice is a physical or chemical change.

Answer: Physical change. Only state changes from solid to liquid.

Flashcard 27: What type of change is dissolving salt in water?

Answer: Physical change. Salt molecules disperse but remain chemically unchanged.

Flashcard 28: What are indicators of a chemical change?

Answer: Color change, gas production, temperature change, precipitate formation. These signs indicate new substances are forming.

Flashcard 29: Identify whether digestion of food is a physical or chemical change.

Answer: Chemical change. Enzymes break down molecules into new compounds.

Flashcard 30: Identify whether fermenting grapes is a physical or chemical change.

Answer: Chemical change. Sugars convert to alcohol through enzyme reactions.