ANTIQUE NATIONAL SCHOOL

Senior High School

GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1
WORKSHEET 1

Physical and Chemical Changes of Matter

I. Identify the following as physical property (PP) or chemical property (CP).

1. Some foods can cause silver tarnishing.
2. The balloons used in the party are blue in color.
3. Carbon dioxide evades the liquid state and goes immediately into a gas in a process called
sublimation.
4. Anna does not want to eat green mangoes because of its sour taste.
5. Materials made of polytetrafluoroethylene have good acid resistance.
6. Using a heat source helps test the flammability of the gas phase.
7. A sheet of copper pounded into a bowl.
8. Xenon does not react with any other element.
9. Bamboo slabs are kept submerged in seawater for three hours.
10. Barbie’s hair is styled into a French braid.

II. Physical Change (PC) or Chemical Change (CC). Indicate with a ‘PC’ or a ‘CC’ which type of
change is taking place.
1. _____ boiling saltwater solution 11. _____ hammering of nails on wood
2. _____ fireworks exploding 12. _____ rusting bicycle
3. _____ deposition process 13. _____ melting plastic
4. _____ bleaching of hair 14. _____ mixing oil and water
5. _____ melting ice cubes 15. _____ dissolving salt in water
6. _____ crushing a can 16. _____ cutting cheese
7. _____ burning of incense 17. _____ frying hotdogs
8. _____ water evaporating 18. _____ slicing of melons
9. _____ separate sand from iron fillings 19 _____ melting of butter
10. _____ glass breaking 20. _____ engine running

III. Classify matter as: an element, a compound, a homogeneous mixture or a heterogenous mixture.
1. Vinegar 11. Gold
2. Coins 12. Diamond
3. Adobong manok 13. Lotion
4. Acetone 14. Face scrubs
5. Sand 15. Acetylene
6. Zinc 16. Zonrox
7. Ferrous sulfate 17. Sodium bicarbonate
8. Tacos 18. Fish paste
9. Naphthalene 19. Fish sauce
10. Tungsten 20. Methane
IV. Read each situation. Choose whether a physical or chemical change has occurred and provide
evidence for your decision. Number 1 is given as an example.

Situation Physical or Evidence

Chemical Change?
1. You tore a piece of paper. Physical Change No unexpected change in color or any
change in the substance.

2. A piece of ice melts and

reacts with sodium.

3. Mixing of salt and pepper.

4. A car has broken down in the

middle of a highway.

5. A marshmallow is toasted
over a campfire.

6. The apples are cut into halves.

7. The apples left in the

refrigerator overnight turned
brown.

8. Red food color dropped into

the water has turned the liquid
into red.

9. You spread butter into a slice

of bread.

10. Charging of battery.