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Let's go through each of the 15 changes listed in the worksheet and determine whether each is a physical change or a chemical change. Here's how we can distinguish between them:
- Physical Change: A change in which the substance’s form or state changes, but no new substances are formed. The chemical composition remains the same.
- Examples: Melting, freezing, cutting, dissolving, crushing.
- Chemical Change: A change in which new substances are formed due to a chemical reaction. There is a change in the chemical composition.
- Examples: Rusting, burning, digestion, tarnishing.
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Now, let's analyze each item:
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1) Melting of an ice cube
→ Ice turns into water (solid → liquid), but it's still H₂O.
✔ Physical Change
2) Rusting of an iron nail
→ Iron reacts with oxygen to form iron oxide (rust). New substance formed.
✔ Chemical Change
3) Burning of a piece of paper
→ Paper combusts, producing ash, smoke, CO₂, etc. New substances formed.
✔ Chemical Change
4) Cutting a piece of paper
→ Size changes, but paper is still paper. No new substance.
✔ Physical Change
5) Boiling water
→ Water turns into steam (liquid → gas), but still H₂O.
✔ Physical Change
6) Baking a cake
→ Ingredients undergo chemical reactions (e.g., proteins denature, starches gelatinize). New substances formed.
✔ Chemical Change
7) Breaking a glass
→ Shape changes, but glass is still glass. No new substance.
✔ Physical Change
8) Tarnishing of silver
→ Silver reacts with sulfur in air to form silver sulfide (darkening). New substance.
✔ Chemical Change
9) Dissolving sugar in water
→ Sugar molecules disperse in water, but no chemical reaction occurs. Sugar can be recovered by evaporation.
✔ Physical Change
10) Mixing baking soda and vinegar
→ Produces carbon dioxide gas, water, and sodium acetate. Fizzing = chemical reaction.
✔ Chemical Change
11) Freezing water into ice cubes
→ Liquid to solid, still H₂O.
✔ Physical Change
12) Crushing a can
→ Shape changes, but aluminum is still aluminum.
✔ Physical Change
13) Digesting food in your stomach
→ Food is broken down into simpler substances via enzymes and acids. New chemicals formed.
✔ Chemical Change
14) Ripping a piece of cloth
→ Size/shape changes, but fabric remains the same material.
✔ Physical Change
15) Combining hydrogen and oxygen to form water
→ H₂ + O₂ → H₂O. A new compound is formed.
✔ Chemical Change
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1) Physical
2) Chemical
3) Chemical
4) Physical
5) Physical
6) Chemical
7) Physical
8) Chemical
9) Physical
10) Chemical
11) Physical
12) Physical
13) Chemical
14) Physical
15) Chemical
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- Physical Changes: 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14
- Chemical Changes: 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15
This worksheet helps students understand that while some changes look similar (like melting vs. burning), only chemical changes produce new substances with different properties.
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🔬 Definitions:
- Physical Change: A change in which the substance’s form or state changes, but no new substances are formed. The chemical composition remains the same.
- Examples: Melting, freezing, cutting, dissolving, crushing.
- Chemical Change: A change in which new substances are formed due to a chemical reaction. There is a change in the chemical composition.
- Examples: Rusting, burning, digestion, tarnishing.
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Now, let's analyze each item:
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1) Melting of an ice cube
→ Ice turns into water (solid → liquid), but it's still H₂O.
✔ Physical Change
2) Rusting of an iron nail
→ Iron reacts with oxygen to form iron oxide (rust). New substance formed.
✔ Chemical Change
3) Burning of a piece of paper
→ Paper combusts, producing ash, smoke, CO₂, etc. New substances formed.
✔ Chemical Change
4) Cutting a piece of paper
→ Size changes, but paper is still paper. No new substance.
✔ Physical Change
5) Boiling water
→ Water turns into steam (liquid → gas), but still H₂O.
✔ Physical Change
6) Baking a cake
→ Ingredients undergo chemical reactions (e.g., proteins denature, starches gelatinize). New substances formed.
✔ Chemical Change
7) Breaking a glass
→ Shape changes, but glass is still glass. No new substance.
✔ Physical Change
8) Tarnishing of silver
→ Silver reacts with sulfur in air to form silver sulfide (darkening). New substance.
✔ Chemical Change
9) Dissolving sugar in water
→ Sugar molecules disperse in water, but no chemical reaction occurs. Sugar can be recovered by evaporation.
✔ Physical Change
10) Mixing baking soda and vinegar
→ Produces carbon dioxide gas, water, and sodium acetate. Fizzing = chemical reaction.
✔ Chemical Change
11) Freezing water into ice cubes
→ Liquid to solid, still H₂O.
✔ Physical Change
12) Crushing a can
→ Shape changes, but aluminum is still aluminum.
✔ Physical Change
13) Digesting food in your stomach
→ Food is broken down into simpler substances via enzymes and acids. New chemicals formed.
✔ Chemical Change
14) Ripping a piece of cloth
→ Size/shape changes, but fabric remains the same material.
✔ Physical Change
15) Combining hydrogen and oxygen to form water
→ H₂ + O₂ → H₂O. A new compound is formed.
✔ Chemical Change
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✔ Final Answers:
1) Physical
2) Chemical
3) Chemical
4) Physical
5) Physical
6) Chemical
7) Physical
8) Chemical
9) Physical
10) Chemical
11) Physical
12) Physical
13) Chemical
14) Physical
15) Chemical
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📌 Summary:
- Physical Changes: 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14
- Chemical Changes: 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15
This worksheet helps students understand that while some changes look similar (like melting vs. burning), only chemical changes produce new substances with different properties.
Let me know if you'd like this formatted as a printable answer key!
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