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Is conductivity a physical property or a chemical property?


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Physical and Chemical Property:

  1. A physical property is a property of matter that can be measured or observed without changing its chemical components.
  2. Color, molecular weight, and volume are examples of physical properties.
  3. Only through changing a substance's chemical identity can a chemical property be seen. In other words, performing a chemical reaction is the only way to see a chemical property.
  4. Reactivity, and flammability, are examples of chemical properties.
  5. The ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge or heat is measured by conductivity.
  6. It is a physical property because the identity of the substance used is not changed i.e. no change in chemical composition. It just transmits the form of energy, such as electricity or heat.

Therefore, conductivity is a physical property.


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