Physical and Chemical Changes

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What is the process where substances combine or break apart to form new substances?

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Chemical Change

Front

What are the two main types of changes in materials?

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Physical changes and chemical changes.

Front

What is an example of a physical change?

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Melting of Ice

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What is an example of a chemical change?

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Rusting of iron.

Rusting is a chemical change because it involves a new substance being formed

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• Why is burning wood considered a chemical change, while melting ice is a physical change?

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Burning of wood is a chemical change because the composition of wood is transformed into ash.

Melting ice is a physical change because it retains its chemical composition when the temperature change.