Physical or Chemical?
States of Matter
Phase Changes
Products and Reactants
Law of Conservation
100

An ice cube melts into water

Physical 

100

In this state of matter, particles have a defined shape and volume. They have low energy and can only vibrate in place.

Solid

100

The state change when a solid turns into a liquid.

Melting

100

Products or Reactants: The substances that are created in a reaction.

Products

100

How many atoms of Oxygen will be in the products when hydrogen peroxide breaks down?

H2O2 --> ?

2

200

A bike gets rusty

Chemical

200

In this state of matter, particles take the shape of the container they are in and can flow or slide past each other.

Liquid

200

In order for a liquid to turn into a solid, particles have to (speed up / slow down)

Slow down

200

Products or Reactants: The substances that start a reaction.

Reactants

200

In an experiment, an open beaker has a mass of 14 g. After the reaction the beaker has a mass of 11 g. Was this system open or closed?

Open

300

Wood easily catches on fire

Chemical

300

This state of matter has the least energy

Solid

300

Dry ice is an example of ___________ because a solid turns directly into a gas.

Sublimation

300

List the products:

Mg + O2 --> MgO

MgO

300

Define the Law of Conservation

Mass cannot be created or destroyed.

400

A popcorn kernel floats in water because it is less dense than the water

Physical

400

This state of matter has the most energy of all the states.

Gas

400

In order to vaporize into a gas, a liquid has to (gain / lose) energy.

Gain

400

List the reactants:

NaCl --> Na + Cl

NaCl

400

If there are 5 atoms of carbon in the products, how many atoms of carbon are in the reactants?

5

500

Water boils at 100 degrees celsius

Physical

500

In this state of matter, particles fill up the space they are in and move freely.

Gas

500

A solid turns into a liquid by gaining energy and speeding up.

Melting

500

True or false: the products in a reaction have the same properties as the reactants.

False

500

If the reactants in a reaction have a mass of 57 g, what will be the mass of the products? Assume the system is closed.

57 g

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