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Why is boiling water an example of a physical change but iron turning to rust an example of a chemical change?

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Boiling water(H2O) is a physical change because you change the state of matter from a liquid to a gas but it is still H2O.

Iron (Fe) turning to rust (Fe2O3) is a chemical change because a chemical reaction occurs that creates a new substance.

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