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Yes! beacuse you are not creating a new substance and making something new just changing a the appearance!

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I'm pretty sure it's physical, because no chemical changes happen.

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Yes, when a magnesium ribbon is cut only its shape is changed. The magnesium is not chemically altered at all in the cutting process. Therefore, the process is certainly a physical change.

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This is a chemical reaction.

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