Question

complete the statement. a chemical property is a characteristic of a substance that ______. choose 1 answer: a can be seen when a physical change occurs b can be observed without changing the substance c describes how a substance behaves in a chemical change

Explanation:

• Option A: Physical changes don't involve chemical properties (chemical properties relate to chemical reactions, not physical changes), so A is incorrect.
• Option B: Properties observable without changing the substance are physical properties, not chemical, so B is incorrect.
• Option C: Chemical properties describe a substance's behavior during chemical changes (like reactivity, flammability), so C matches the definition of a chemical property.

Answer:

C. describes how a substance behaves in a chemical change