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usually secondary to biologic activity.

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Q: Would wood rotting be a physical change or a chemical change?
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Is a garbage rotting physical or chemical change?

The act of burying garbage itself is not really a physical change. If the garbage was crushed, that would be a physical change. When the garbage decomposes in the ground, that is a chemical change.


Is rotting fruit a chemical change?

no. Rotting fruit is just changing the form of the fruit not making an entirely new substance. So, it is a physical change. Sorry ... rotting is a chemical change - the bacteria and molds are "eating" the fruit and changeing it into the eqivalent of poo. Drying fruit would be mostly a physical change.


Is a rotting potato a chemical change?

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Is a slow reaction a chemical reaction?

maybe. Rotting of wood is a slow chemical process. Trying to cut up a tree with a small knife is slow, but that would be a physical change.


Is slicing bread a physical change or chemical change?

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Why would rotting a banana be a chemical change?

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Is Pungent odor a physical or chemical change?

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Is adding sugar to cereal a physical or chemical change?

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Is chopping firewood a chemical change?

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Would freezing an object be physical change or chemical change?

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