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Physical vs Chemical Changes

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Physical vs Chemical Changes

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📚 Part 1: Understanding the Differences

Physical Change: A change in the form or appearance of matter, but not in its chemical composition. The substance remains the same.

Chemical Change: A change that produces new substances with different properties. The original substance is transformed into something new.

1. Which of the following is a physical change?

Ice melting at 0°C

Wood burning in a fireplace

Iron rusting in rain

Milk going sour

2. A chemical change has occurred when:

Water boils and becomes steam

A new substance with different properties is formed

Salt dissolves in water

Paper is cut into smaller pieces

3. Which of these are signs that a chemical change may have occurred? (Tick all that apply)

Change in colour

Gas bubbles produced

Change in shape

Heat or light given off

New smell produced

🔬 Part 2: Identifying Changes

4. For each example below, write "P" for physical change or "C" for chemical change:

a) Crushing a can: ____

b) Baking a cake: ____

c) Freezing water into ice cubes: ____

d) Digesting food in your stomach: ____

e) Tearing paper: ____

f) A nail rusting: ____

5. Explain why melting chocolate is a physical change, not a chemical change.
6. When you burn a piece of paper, ash and smoke are produced. Explain why this is a chemical change.

🧪 Part 3: Real-World Applications

7. Give two examples of physical changes you might observe in your kitchen:
8. Give two examples of chemical changes you might observe in your kitchen:
9. A student mixes baking soda and vinegar. Bubbles form and the mixture feels cold. Is this a physical or chemical change? Explain your reasoning using evidence from the observation.

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