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Chemical vs. Physical Changes Explained

This document provides solutions to selected questions from Tutorial #1. It summarizes that the heating of sodium bicarbonate results in a chemical change shown by a balanced chemical equation, while the heating of iodine results in a physical change of sublimation without chemical bonds breaking. It also shows calculations for converting between units and classifying substances as physical or chemical changes.

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Chemical vs. Physical Changes Explained

This document provides solutions to selected questions from Tutorial #1. It summarizes that the heating of sodium bicarbonate results in a chemical change shown by a balanced chemical equation, while the heating of iodine results in a physical change of sublimation without chemical bonds breaking. It also shows calculations for converting between units and classifying substances as physical or chemical changes.

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Solutions to selected questions on Tutorial #1

1. The heating of sodium bicarbonate to form carbon dioxide is a chemical change but the
heating of solid iodine to form a red vapour is a physical change. Represent both scenarios as
balanced equations with appropriate state symbols.
Solution:
NaHCO3 (s) + heat → NaCO3 (s) + CO2 (g) + H2O (g) (unbalanced)
This is a chemical change as the products are different from the starting materials (i.e.
chemical bonds are broken and new bonds are formed)
I2(s) + heat ↔ I2 (g)
This is a physical change because the starting material and the products are the same (i.e I
is still bonded to I). Only a phase transition (sublimation) occurred and no chemical bonds
were broken or formed in the process. If heat is removed I2 (s) reforms unlike NaHCO3.

102 cm
7.80 × 10-7 m × m = 7.8 × 10–5 cm

1 nm = 10–9 m OR 1 m = 109 nm (i.e. 109 nm/m)

109 nm
7.80 × 10-7 m × m = 7.8 × 102 nm

mi 1.60km
500
hr × 1mi = 805km/hr

km 1000 m 1 hr m
805 × × =224
hr 1 km 3600 s s

Convert 43 oC to Fahrenheit and Kelvin temperature.


b. Convert 65 oF to Celsius and Kelvin?

Solution:

T(°F) = T(°C) × 9/5 + 32 and likewise T(°C) = (T(°F) – 32) × 5/9

a) 43 °C × 9/5 + 32 = 109.4 °F to covert to K: K = T(°C) + 273.15 = 316.15 K

b) 65 oF = 18.3 °C
a) 258.02 g + 48.8 g + 542 mg + 72.000 g
First get all values to the same units:
258.02 g + 48.8 g + 0.542 g + 72.000 g

Least amount of d.p.

= 379.4 g
Least amount of sig. fig.

a) 24.2 m × 4.250 m × 0.00085 m


= 0.087 m3

Classify each of the following as a physical or chemical.


Substance/mixture Classification Reason
Magnesium (Mg) element One type of atom
Water (H2O) Molecule/compound Has two types of atoms
chemically bonded and
uniform throughout
Iodine (I2) Element and molecule Has one type of atom but
they are chemically
bonded and uniform
throughout.
Iron oxide (Fe2O3) compound More than one type of
atom and composition is
uniform thoughout.
Xenon (Xe) element
Brass mixture Alloy formed between Cu
and Zn and the ratio may
vary (and may also be
non-uniform)

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