Physical and Chemical Properties of Milk
Physical Properties
- The color- Milk is a white color (intensive property)
- State- Milk is a liquid at room temperature (intensive property)
- Milk has a freezing point of -0.5400º C (-5.400x10^1º C) (intensive property)
- Milk is between low base and neutral in pH (intensive property)
- Milk has a boiling point of 105º C (intensive property)
(all of these properties can be measured or observed without changing the substance)
Chemical Properties
- Milk spoils when left in room temperature (or higher) for a long period of time
- It is no longer milk at this point because bacteria has changed it
- When mixed with Lemon juice, its pH increases and is then acidic (5.9-6.2)
- The pH of the milk is changed which changes the substance
- When mixed with Vinegar, the milk's pH increases and is then acidic (6.0-6.3)
- The pH of the milk is changed which changes the substance
- When dish soap (very basic) is mixed with milk, the soap breaks the molecular bonds of fat and protein in the milk
- The dish soap separates the milk into 2 different substances
- When mixing milk with chlorine, there is a production of gas
- A production of gas shows that it is a chemical change
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