Chemistry In Focus
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Author: Tro, Nivaldo J.
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Chapter 1, Problem 28E
Classify each of the following properties as chemical or physical:
a. the tendency of silver to tarnish
b. the flammability of alcohol
c. the volatility (ease of vaporization) of alcohol
d. the malleability (ability to be pounded into sheets) of metal
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