Chemistry GCSE
Chemical versus physical properties
What Chemical versus physical properties means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Chemical versus physical properties
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Chemical properties are unchanged in a mixture, while physical properties such as melting point and boiling point may change because the components affect each other physically.
Topics that use Chemical versus physical properties
- Mixtures (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Chromatography
- Conservation of chemical identity in mixtures
- Contrast between mixtures and compounds
- Crystallisation
- Evidence for no new substance
- Evidence from characteristic reactions and tests
- Filtration
- Mixture
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