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Dissolving is a physical process.

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Is dissolution of common salt is chemical or physical change?

It is a physical process; on the other hand dissociation in water is a chemical process.


Is sugar dissolves in hot water a chemical change or physical change?

The common sugar is Sucrose when it becomes soluble in water it is converted into Glucose and fructose on evaporating you can not get back the crystals of sucrose so it is a chemical change.


Is bubbles fizzing a physical or chemical change?

Physical. If a substance releases bubbles, it is converting some of its liquid into a gaseous state. The chemical properties do not change, only its present state. A most common physical change is that of watching ice melt in glass of water.


What are the characteristic of physical change?

Some common characteristics of physical changes are change in texture, change in shape, and change in state. There can also be a change in temperature and a change in color, but these are also common characteristics of chemical changes. A physical change does not change the composition of the original substance.


Is melting butter a chemical change?

Partly physical, partly chemical. Melted butter has different chemical properties than solid butter. The melting process, as with chocolate, is not reversible. Proteins in the butter can become denatured, and isomerization of lipids to trans fats occurs. Phase change is a common example of physical change, but chemical change also occurs in this case.


Is splitting water through electrolysis into O2 and H2 gasses a physical or chemical change?

In a way it is both physical and chemical, because a chemical change is changing how the molecule is "built," while a physical change is the transformation from one form to the other. I would consider splitting water through electrolysis as a chemical change at first because physical change is keeping the build of a molecule the same while it's form changes. You could also say that the splitting itself occurs first, meaning chemical change first occurs. Physical change would the occur later because the points of physical forms change based on the atom or molecule. The time difference in which occurs first would be very hard to measure, down to nanoseconds, but according to common scientific sense chemical change would occur first. The true answer to this question would be that it is chemical change, because you wanted to know what the splitting part was. Hope this helps!


What does physical and chemical change have in common?

A physical change to an object is a change in properties not involving the chemical makeup. In other words, a physical change is any change you can make to an object without changing the actual substance. (I.e. state of matter, size, shape, color . . .etc.) A chemical change is a change that forms a new substance through a chemical reaction. A chemical reaction is often signaled by bubbling or fizzing, but the only real way to prove a chemical reaction is by coming up with a new substance. So physical changes leave you with the same substance (slightly altered in appearance/texture etc.), but chemical reactions give you a new substance.


Changing form without a change in chemical properties?

This would be defined as a physical change. In chemistry, this would be defined as anything from a change in mass or volume to a change in state (solid, liquid, gas). As long as the substance does not change in molecular structure, it is mostly a physical change. Common indicators of a chemical change is change in color, production of light, production of extensive heat, production of uncommon smells, or even bubbling.


What are some common example of physical and chemical change that occur in the environment?

Some Physical Changes:> Water Cycle> Tearing of paper> Breaking of glassesSome Chemical Changes:> Photosynthesis ( the process of manufacturing food in plants )> ripening of fruits> burning> cooking


Is bubbling and fizzing a physical change or chemical change?

Gas bubbles are a chemical change. A common example can be soda. The bubbles in the soda are carbon, thus soda is carbonated, when you leave soda open and out in the open the carbon reacts with the oxygen in the air and forms carbon dioxide. Since there is a new chemical composition of the soda since it has lost carbon, also know as going flat, this is a chemical change. The above example is incorrect. The bubbles coming out of soda is not carbon reacting with oxygen;the bubbles are already carbon dioxide. Does pencil lead react with oxygen? The carbon dioxide in your soda is dissolved in solution. Gas bubbles in most other situations though ARE a sign of a chemical change.


What is the liquid used for dissolving?

Dissolving what?Water is a pretty common solvent.


Is evaporating ethyl alcohol a chemical or physial change?

When a chemical reaches its boiling point, it expands into a gas. The ethyl alcohol (or any liquid when it is boils) stays the same, the molecules just get farther apart. So it is a physical change.