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Physical change

Index Physical change

Physical changes are changes affecting the form of a chemical substance, but not its chemical composition. [1]

38 relations: Alloy, Brass, Buckminsterfullerene, Carbon, Carbon dioxide, Chemical change, Chemical composition, Chemical compound, Chemical element, Chemical substance, Color, Copper, Crystal, Density, Diamond, Ferromagnetism, Fractional distillation, Fullerene, Gas, Graphene, Graphite, Hammer, Iodine, Irreversible process, Melting, Mercury (element), Mixture, Physical property, Reversible process (thermodynamics), Salt, Sand art and play, Scientific method, Shape, Sublimation (phase transition), Surface tension, Tempering (metallurgy), Volume, Zinc.

Alloy

An alloy is a combination of metals or of a metal and another element.

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Brass

Brass is a metallic alloy that is made of copper and zinc.

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Buckminsterfullerene

Buckminsterfullerene is a type of fullerene with the formula C60.

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Carbon

Carbon (from carbo "coal") is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6.

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Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide (chemical formula) is a colorless gas with a density about 60% higher than that of dry air.

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Chemical change

Chemical changes occur when a substance combines with another to form a new substance, called chemical synthesis or, alternatively, chemical decomposition into two or more different substances.

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Chemical composition

Chemical composition refers to the identity and relative number of the chemical elements that make up any particular compound.

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Chemical compound

A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) composed of atoms from more than one element held together by chemical bonds.

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Chemical element

A chemical element is a species of atoms having the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei (that is, the same atomic number, or Z).

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Chemical substance

A chemical substance, also known as a pure substance, is a form of matter that consists of molecules of the same composition and structure.

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Color

Color (American English) or colour (Commonwealth English) is the characteristic of human visual perception described through color categories, with names such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or purple.

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Copper

Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu (from cuprum) and atomic number 29.

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Crystal

A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.

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Density

The density, or more precisely, the volumetric mass density, of a substance is its mass per unit volume.

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Diamond

Diamond is a solid form of carbon with a diamond cubic crystal structure.

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Ferromagnetism

Ferromagnetism is the basic mechanism by which certain materials (such as iron) form permanent magnets, or are attracted to magnets.

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Fractional distillation

Fractional distillation is the separation of a mixture into its component parts, or fractions.

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Fullerene

A fullerene is a molecule of carbon in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, tube, and many other shapes.

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Gas

Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and plasma).

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Graphene

Graphene is a semi-metal with a small overlap between the valence and the conduction bands (zero bandgap material).

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Graphite

Graphite, archaically referred to as plumbago, is a crystalline allotrope of carbon, a semimetal, a native element mineral, and a form of coal.

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Hammer

A hammer is a tool or device that delivers a blow (a sudden impact) to an object.

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Iodine

Iodine is a chemical element with symbol I and atomic number 53.

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Irreversible process

In science, a process that is not reversible is called irreversible.

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Melting

Melting, or fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid.

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Mercury (element)

Mercury is a chemical element with symbol Hg and atomic number 80.

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Mixture

In chemistry, a mixture is a material made up of two or more different substances which are mixed.

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Physical property

A physical property is any property that is measurable, whose value describes a state of a physical system.

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Reversible process (thermodynamics)

In thermodynamics, a reversible process is a process whose direction can be "reversed" by inducing infinitesimal changes to some property of the system via its surroundings, with no increase in entropy.

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Salt

Salt, table salt or common salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of salts; salt in its natural form as a crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite.

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Sand art and play

Sand art is the practice of modelling sand into an artistic form, such as a sand brushing, sand sculpture, sandpainting, or sand bottles.

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Scientific method

Scientific method is an empirical method of knowledge acquisition, which has characterized the development of natural science since at least the 17th century, involving careful observation, which includes rigorous skepticism about what one observes, given that cognitive assumptions about how the world works influence how one interprets a percept; formulating hypotheses, via induction, based on such observations; experimental testing and measurement of deductions drawn from the hypotheses; and refinement (or elimination) of the hypotheses based on the experimental findings.

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Shape

A shape is the form of an object or its external boundary, outline, or external surface, as opposed to other properties such as color, texture or material composition.

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Sublimation (phase transition)

Sublimation is the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase, without passing through the intermediate liquid phase.

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Surface tension

Surface tension is the elastic tendency of a fluid surface which makes it acquire the least surface area possible.

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Tempering (metallurgy)

Tempering is a process of heat treating, which is used to increase the toughness of iron-based alloys.

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Volume

Volume is the quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by a closed surface, for example, the space that a substance (solid, liquid, gas, or plasma) or shape occupies or contains.

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Zinc

Zinc is a chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_change

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