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Chemical Properties
Remember, the definition of a chemical property is that
measuring that property must lead to a change in the
substance’s chemical structure. Here are several examples of
chemical properties:
Heat of combustion is the energy released when a
compound undergoes complete combustion (burning)
with oxygen. The symbol for the heat of combustion is
ΔH c .
Chemical stability refers to whether a compound will
react with water or air (chemically stable substances will
not react). Hydrolysis and oxidation are two such
reactions and are both chemical changes.
Flammability refers to whether a compound will burn
when exposed to flame. Again, burning is a chemical
reaction—commonly a high-temperature reaction in the
presence of oxygen.
The preferred oxidation state is the lowest-energy
oxidation state that a metal will undergo reactions in
order to achieve (if another element is present to accept
or donate electrons).
Distillation.
If two substances have different boiling points and are mixed
together, you can boil them and the one with the lower boiling point
will evaporate out.
Chromatography .
If you've ever done the experiments where you draw colored dots on
a paper towel and dip it in water, this is that. Chromatography is
when a substance is carried away (through the towel in this case) or
spread around by the absorption of water. You can also think of a
spill on a rug.
Crystallization.
For a supersaturated solution, you can choose to let the solute
crystallize out. Example: Rock candy (sugar solution)
4. Filtration/decanting.
Sort them out by particle size using a selective membrane such as
filter paper.
Filtration
Filtration is a separation method used to separate out pure
substances in mixtures comprised of particles some of which
are large enough in size to be captured with a porous material.
Particle size can vary considerably, given the type of mixture.
For instance, stream water is a mixture that contains naturally
occurring biological organisms like bacteria, viruses, and
protozoans. Some water filters can filter out bacteria, the length
of which is on the order of 1 micron. Other mixtures, like soil,
have relatively large particle sizes, which can be filtered through
something like a coffee filter.