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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
→ The ice turns into water, but it's still H₂O. No new substance.
✔ Physical Change
2) Rusting of an iron nail
→ Iron reacts with oxygen and water to form rust (iron oxide), a new substance.
✔ Chemical Change
3) Burning of a piece of paper
→ Paper combusts, producing ash, smoke, and gases. New substances are formed.
✔ Chemical Change
4) Cutting a piece of paper
→ The paper is just divided into smaller pieces; no new substance.
✔ Physical Change
5) Boiling water
→ Water turns from liquid to gas (steam), but it's still H₂O.
✔ Physical Change
6) Baking a cake
→ Ingredients undergo chemical reactions (e.g., proteins denature, sugars caramelize). New substances form.
✔ Chemical Change
7) Breaking a glass
→ The glass is shattered, but it's still glass. No new substance.
✔ Physical Change
8) Tarnishing of silver
→ Silver reacts with sulfur in the air to form silver sulfide (black coating). New substance.
✔ Chemical Change
9) Dissolving sugar in water
→ Sugar molecules disperse in water, but they don’t chemically change. Can be recovered by evaporation.
✔ Physical Change
10) Mixing baking soda and vinegar
→ Produces carbon dioxide gas, water, and sodium acetate. Bubbles form — clear sign of a chemical reaction.
✔ Chemical Change
11) Freezing water into ice cubes
→ Water changes from liquid to solid, but it's still H₂O.
✔ Physical Change
12) Crushing a can
→ Shape changes, but aluminum remains aluminum. No new substance.
✔ Physical Change
13) Digesting food in your stomach
→ Food is broken down into simpler molecules (e.g., proteins → amino acids) via enzymes. New substances form.
✔ Chemical Change
14) Ripping a piece of cloth
→ The fabric is torn, but the material hasn't changed chemically.
✔ Physical Change
15) Combining hydrogen and oxygen to form water
→ This is a chemical reaction: 2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O. A new substance (water) 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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This worksheet helps students understand that physical changes involve changes in form, while chemical changes result in new substances. Look for clues like color change, gas production, odor, or irreversibility to identify chemical changes!
🔬 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
→ The ice turns into water, but it's still H₂O. No new substance.
✔ Physical Change
2) Rusting of an iron nail
→ Iron reacts with oxygen and water to form rust (iron oxide), a new substance.
✔ Chemical Change
3) Burning of a piece of paper
→ Paper combusts, producing ash, smoke, and gases. New substances are formed.
✔ Chemical Change
4) Cutting a piece of paper
→ The paper is just divided into smaller pieces; no new substance.
✔ Physical Change
5) Boiling water
→ Water turns from liquid to gas (steam), but it's still H₂O.
✔ Physical Change
6) Baking a cake
→ Ingredients undergo chemical reactions (e.g., proteins denature, sugars caramelize). New substances form.
✔ Chemical Change
7) Breaking a glass
→ The glass is shattered, but it's still glass. No new substance.
✔ Physical Change
8) Tarnishing of silver
→ Silver reacts with sulfur in the air to form silver sulfide (black coating). New substance.
✔ Chemical Change
9) Dissolving sugar in water
→ Sugar molecules disperse in water, but they don’t chemically change. Can be recovered by evaporation.
✔ Physical Change
10) Mixing baking soda and vinegar
→ Produces carbon dioxide gas, water, and sodium acetate. Bubbles form — clear sign of a chemical reaction.
✔ Chemical Change
11) Freezing water into ice cubes
→ Water changes from liquid to solid, but it's still H₂O.
✔ Physical Change
12) Crushing a can
→ Shape changes, but aluminum remains aluminum. No new substance.
✔ Physical Change
13) Digesting food in your stomach
→ Food is broken down into simpler molecules (e.g., proteins → amino acids) via enzymes. New substances form.
✔ Chemical Change
14) Ripping a piece of cloth
→ The fabric is torn, but the material hasn't changed chemically.
✔ Physical Change
15) Combining hydrogen and oxygen to form water
→ This is a chemical reaction: 2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O. A new substance (water) 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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This worksheet helps students understand that physical changes involve changes in form, while chemical changes result in new substances. Look for clues like color change, gas production, odor, or irreversibility to identify chemical changes!
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