Question

Determine whether each statement is a description of a physical property or a chemical property.

Sodium metal reacts vigorously with water to produce hydrogen gas.

physical

chemical
Steel is attracted to magnets.

physical

chemical

Answer 1

1) Sodium metal reacts vigorously with water to produce hydrogen gas. — chemical property (it describes a substance's ability to undergo a chemical change and form new substances)

2) Steel is attracted to magnets. — physical property (it describes a physical behavior—magnetism—without a chemical change)