Physical and Chemical Change Flashcards

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What is physical change?

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A change of state between solids, liquids and gases that can be reversed. No new substance is formed.

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What is chemical change?

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A new substance that is formed during a chemical reaction and cannot be easily reversed.

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Difference between physical and chemical change?

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Physical changes doesn’t form new substances and can be reversed. A chemical change does form new substances and cannot be easily reversed.

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Examples of physical change?

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Melting an ice cube, evaporating alcohol, boiling water.

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Examples of chemical change?

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Baking a cake, rusting of iron, burning wood.

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