Republic of the Philippines

PALOMPON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – TABANGO

Tabango, Leyte

OFFICE OF INSTRUCTION
General and Teacher Education Department

Name: Cherry Mae D. Panoy Program and Year: BSED 1- Science

Date: 10- 01- 21 Online Schedule: (Wed) 9: 30- 12: 00 a.m.

ACTIVITY 1

Questions:

1. Compare and contrast the reversible and irreversible physical change.

2. In a diagram form, differentiate extensive from intensive properties.

Answer:

1. A change which can happen backward, that is, can be reversed is called a reversible change.
Example: If you keep water in the freezer for some time, it transforms into ice. But as soon as you
take it out of the freezer, it turns into water again. This is a reversible change. Similarly, if you boil
water, it evaporates and becomes water vapor. When you cool this vapor down, it turns back to
water. Meanwhile irreversible change is a change which cannot happen backward, that is, it cannot
be reversed. Example: When you burn a piece of paper, it turns to ash. It cannot become paper again.
Your height cannot decrease. These are irreversible changes. They cannot be reversed at all.
To further compare them let’s look at the box below

Reversible changes Irreversible changes

A substance can return to its original A substance cannot return to its

state. original state.

The chemical properties of the The chemical properties of the

substance do not change. substance change.
 Most physical changes are reversible All chemical changes are irreversible
changes. changes.

2.

PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES

EXTENSIVE INTENSIVE
PROPERTIES PROPERTIES

Is a property of matter that depends only

Is a property that depends on the amount
on the type of matter in a sample and
of matter in a sample. The mass of an
not on the amount. Other intensive
object is a measure of the amount of
properties include color, temperature,
matter that an object contains. A small
density, and solubility. Intensive
sample of a certain type of matter will
properties can be used to help identify a
have a small mass, while a larger sample
sample because these characteristics do
will have a greater mass. Another
not depend on the amount of sample, nor
extensive property is volume. The
do they change according to conditions.
volume of an object is a measure of the
Examples of intensive properties
space that is occupied by that object.
includes Boiling Point, Density, State of
Examples of extensive properties
Matter, Color, Melting Point, Odor,
includes Volume, Mass, Size, Weight,
Temperature, Refractive Index, Luster,
Length.
Hardness, Ductility, Malleability.

REFERENCE/ S:
TOPPR. Reversible and Irreversible Changes
LUMENLEARNING. Extensive and Intensive Properties
THOUGHTCO. The Difference Between Intensive and Extensive Properties