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Which of the following is/are examples of physical properties?

(A) Beryllium has a density of 1.85 g/cmˆ3
(B) Sodium chloride melts at 801˚C
(C) Carbon burns in oxygen at 700˚C
(D) Two of the choices listed above are physical properties
(E) Choices A, B, and C are all examples of physical properties

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Final answer:

Options (A) density of beryllium and (B) melting point of sodium chloride are physical properties while (C) the combustion of carbon is a chemical property; hence, (D) is the correct answer: two of the choices are physical properties.

Step-by-step explanation:

Physical properties are characteristics of matter that can be observed or measured without changing the substance's chemical identity.

Additionally, a physical property is any property that is measurable, involved in the physical system, intensity on the object's state and behavior.

The changes in the physical properties of a system can be used to describe its changes between momentary states. A quantifiable physical property is called physical quantity.

Options (A) 'Beryllium has a density of 1.85 g/cm3' and (B) 'Sodium chloride melts at 801°C' are examples of physical properties because they describe measurable characteristics that do not involve a chemical reaction.

Option (C) 'Carbon burns in oxygen at 700°C' is a chemical property because it describes the substance's ability to react chemically with oxygen, resulting in combustion, which is a chemical process.

Therefore, (D) 'Two of the choices listed above are physical properties' is the correct answer.

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