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  • if something is burned (not heated or melted but burned)
  • if something changes color
  • if something spoils or tarnishes
  • if something does not go through a stage of matter such as melting, freezing, evaporating, condensing, sublimating
  • if something does not just dissolve
  • if something can not be separated in any way
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A physical change is something simple, or easy to reverse, like a change of state (Such as ice melting into water)

A chemical change is something difficult to reverse. Indicators of a chemical change can include:-a change of colour; - a percipitate forming; - heat or light being given off or; - a change in odour

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Some indicators of a chemical reaction are:
- formation of new compounds
- change of color
- change of odor
- release of a gas
- change of the temperature
- change of the viscosity
- formation of a precipitate
- change of general appearance
- possible explosion
- possible chemiluminescence

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You know if a chemical change has taken place because if it has then it will change colour

I looked this up when I was doing exam study in year 8

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Some indications are: change of color, change of odor, formation of a precipitate, relese of a gas, change of pH, a violent reaction, formation of new compounds, etc.

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the substance changes colour, bubble or gas are produces, heat light or sound is produced, a change in temperature, or a different smell or taste.

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by change in heat or light or formation of precipitate or change in colour or odour.

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The signs of a chemical change include:

formation of a precipitate

formation of a gas

change in temperature

change in color

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change in odor, change in color.

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