Question

Which of the following is a chemical property? freezing point color ability to react with oxygen hardness

Answer 1

Answer: Option (c) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

A property which does not bring any change in chemical composition of a substance are known as physical properties.

For example, shape, size, mass, volume, density, etc of a substance are all physical properties.

And, a property that changes chemical composition of a substance is known as chemical property.

For example, precipitation, reactivity, toxicity etc are chemical property.

Therefore, ability to react with oxygen also depicts its chemical property.

Thus, we can conclude that out of the given options ability to react with oxygen is a chemical property.

Answer 2

Oxidation or reaction with oxygen is a chemical property