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Let's go through each of the everyday occurrences and determine whether they are Physical (P) or Chemical (C) changes.
- Physical Change: A change in which the substance’s form or state changes, but its chemical composition remains the same. No new substances are formed.
- Chemical Change: A change where a new substance is formed due to a chemical reaction. The original substance(s) are transformed into different substances.
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Now, let's analyze each item:
1. Crushing a rock
→ Only size and shape change; no new substance.
✔ P
2. Digesting food
→ Food is broken down into simpler substances via enzymes (chemical reactions).
✔ C
3. Water evaporating
→ Liquid water turns into vapor; still H₂O.
✔ P
4. Fireworks exploding
→ Chemical reactions produce light, sound, and color. New substances form.
✔ C
5. Getting a haircut
→ Hair is cut; only physical size changed.
✔ P
6. An ice cube melting
→ Solid to liquid; still H₂O.
✔ P
7. A candle burning
→ Wax undergoes combustion (reacts with oxygen), producing CO₂ and water vapor.
✔ C
8. Salt dissolving in water
→ Salt (NaCl) dissociates into ions, but it can be recovered by evaporation. No new substance formed.
✔ P
9. Silver tarnishing
→ Silver reacts with sulfur in air to form silver sulfide (black coating).
✔ C
10. Glass breaking
→ Shape changes, but material remains glass.
✔ P
11. Hair bleaching
→ Chemicals break down melanin in hair; permanent change in pigment.
✔ C
12. A bicycle rusting
→ Iron reacts with oxygen and moisture to form rust (Fe₂O₃).
✔ C
13. Frying an egg
→ Proteins denature and coagulate due to heat; irreversible change.
✔ C
14. Baking soda reacting with vinegar
→ Produces carbon dioxide gas (fizzing). A classic acid-base reaction.
✔ C
15. Oil mixing with water
→ They don’t mix (immiscible), but no chemical reaction occurs. Just physical separation.
✔ P
16. Cutting grass
→ Grass is physically cut; no chemical change in the material itself.
✔ P
17. Butter melting
→ Solid to liquid; still butter.
✔ P
18. Ethanol evaporating
→ Liquid to vapor; same molecule (C₂H₅OH).
✔ P
19. Grass growing
→ Involves photosynthesis and cell division — chemical changes occur.
✔ C
20. A tire is inflating
→ Air is added, pressure increases. No chemical change in materials.
✔ P
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1. Crushing a rock – P
2. Digesting food – C
3. Water evaporating – P
4. Fireworks exploding – C
5. Getting a haircut – P
6. An ice cube melting – P
7. A candle burning – C
8. Salt dissolving in water – P
9. Silver tarnishing – C
10. Glass breaking – P
11. Hair bleaching – C
12. A bicycle rusting – C
13. Frying an egg – C
14. Baking soda reacting with vinegar – C
15. Oil mixing with water – P
16. Cutting grass – P
17. Butter melting – P
18. Ethanol evaporating – P
19. Grass growing – C
20. A tire is inflating – P
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✔ Summary:
- Physical Changes (P): 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20
- Chemical Changes (C): 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19
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🔍 Definitions:
- Physical Change: A change in which the substance’s form or state changes, but its chemical composition remains the same. No new substances are formed.
- Chemical Change: A change where a new substance is formed due to a chemical reaction. The original substance(s) are transformed into different substances.
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Now, let's analyze each item:
1. Crushing a rock
→ Only size and shape change; no new substance.
✔ P
2. Digesting food
→ Food is broken down into simpler substances via enzymes (chemical reactions).
✔ C
3. Water evaporating
→ Liquid water turns into vapor; still H₂O.
✔ P
4. Fireworks exploding
→ Chemical reactions produce light, sound, and color. New substances form.
✔ C
5. Getting a haircut
→ Hair is cut; only physical size changed.
✔ P
6. An ice cube melting
→ Solid to liquid; still H₂O.
✔ P
7. A candle burning
→ Wax undergoes combustion (reacts with oxygen), producing CO₂ and water vapor.
✔ C
8. Salt dissolving in water
→ Salt (NaCl) dissociates into ions, but it can be recovered by evaporation. No new substance formed.
✔ P
9. Silver tarnishing
→ Silver reacts with sulfur in air to form silver sulfide (black coating).
✔ C
10. Glass breaking
→ Shape changes, but material remains glass.
✔ P
11. Hair bleaching
→ Chemicals break down melanin in hair; permanent change in pigment.
✔ C
12. A bicycle rusting
→ Iron reacts with oxygen and moisture to form rust (Fe₂O₃).
✔ C
13. Frying an egg
→ Proteins denature and coagulate due to heat; irreversible change.
✔ C
14. Baking soda reacting with vinegar
→ Produces carbon dioxide gas (fizzing). A classic acid-base reaction.
✔ C
15. Oil mixing with water
→ They don’t mix (immiscible), but no chemical reaction occurs. Just physical separation.
✔ P
16. Cutting grass
→ Grass is physically cut; no chemical change in the material itself.
✔ P
17. Butter melting
→ Solid to liquid; still butter.
✔ P
18. Ethanol evaporating
→ Liquid to vapor; same molecule (C₂H₅OH).
✔ P
19. Grass growing
→ Involves photosynthesis and cell division — chemical changes occur.
✔ C
20. A tire is inflating
→ Air is added, pressure increases. No chemical change in materials.
✔ P
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✔ Final Answers:
1. Crushing a rock – P
2. Digesting food – C
3. Water evaporating – P
4. Fireworks exploding – C
5. Getting a haircut – P
6. An ice cube melting – P
7. A candle burning – C
8. Salt dissolving in water – P
9. Silver tarnishing – C
10. Glass breaking – P
11. Hair bleaching – C
12. A bicycle rusting – C
13. Frying an egg – C
14. Baking soda reacting with vinegar – C
15. Oil mixing with water – P
16. Cutting grass – P
17. Butter melting – P
18. Ethanol evaporating – P
19. Grass growing – C
20. A tire is inflating – P
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✔ Summary:
- Physical Changes (P): 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20
- Chemical Changes (C): 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19
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