In: Chemistry
Which part of the following descriptions of a compound or element refers to its physical properties and which to its chemical properties?
(a) Calcium carbonate is a white solid with a density of 2.71 g/cm^3. It reacts readily with an acid to produce gaseous carbon dioxide.
(b) Gray powdered zinc metal reacts with purple iodine to give a white compound.
a.Physical properties: White, solid, density(2.71g/cm3), gaseous
chemical properites: aclcium carbonate react with Acid to produce carbondioxide.
the reaction of calcium carbonate and acid is chemical change
b. Physical properties: Gray, powder, purple, white
Chemical properties: Gray powdered Zinc metal react with purple iodine to give a white compound
Zn(s) + I2(s) ----> ZnI2(s) chmical change