Physical vs. Chemistry
Pennies
Elephant ToothpasteEnter
Families of the Periodic Table
100
How do you know if a reaction is chemical or physical?
It is chemical if there is a change - if something appears that was not there before.
100

What metal was used initially to coat the penny?

Zinc

100

What two substances were added together in this investigation?

H2O2 and yeast.

100

Name family 2 - M or NM?

Alkaline Earth, M

200

Give an example of physical change.

Tearing, ripping, coating.

200

Before 1982, pennies were made mostly of ______.

Copper.

200
What state a matter is elephant toothpaste? It is not a liquid or a solid.

Colloid.

200

Name family 17 - M or NM?

Halogens - NM

300

Give an example of a chemical change.

Gas, change in temperature, sometimes color.

300

What is the name for the produce where the penny looked like brass?

Alloy

300

When did gas production occur in the investigation?

After adding the yeast.

300

Name family 14 - M or NM?

Carbon, NM
400

A student mixes acid with a thin metal strip. The metal disappears but a gas is released. Is this a physical or chemical change? Why?

Chemical - gas was not present before we combined the chemicals.

400

Why do we not make pennies anymore?

Copper became very expensive.

400

Why is the product called "Elephant Toothpaste?"

It is a great deal of product and very thick, for a large animal!

400

Name the family in the middle of the table; M or NM?

Transition metals

500

A student rips up his test. Is this a physical or chemical change?

Physical - the paper itself had not changed.

500

What is the name of the first chemists? Why?

Alchemists. These scientists understood chemical reactions.

500

What did we add to the mixture to make it appear more like real toothpaste?

Food coloring.

500

Name family 18 - M or NM?

Nobel Gases - NM

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