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It is a physical change caused by chemicals. Chemical changes are phyiscal changes.
Rhoda Torphy
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∙ 14y agoIt's a physical change because the chemical composition of the glass is not altered.
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∙ 14y agoIt is a physical change caused by chemicals. Chemical changes are phyiscal changes.
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∙ 6y agoNo, it is a chemical change. The glass is changed into new substances where it is etched.
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Diamonds are used to scratch glass chemical or physical change?
This is a physical change. There is nothing that changes the components of either the diamond or the glass when the diamond is used to scratch glass.
Is breaking glass a physical change?
Yes, as it's still glass. There is no chemical/molecular change.
Is breaking a glass beaker chemical or physical?
Breaking, grinding, cracking are all examples of a physical change. The nature of the substance has not changed, just the size of the pieces has changed.
Why is Breaking of glass a physical change?
A physical change can be reversed, for it does not change what the object is made of. The glass, even when broken, is still glass. It can be put back into its original state (possibly through melting) because it never changed what it was made out of.
Why is bending a glass tube a physical change?
Cutting a glass tube is a physical change because the cut glass tube still has the same chemical composition as the uncut tube. Nothing has changed except the physical appearance of the glass tube.
Is breaking glass chemical or physical?
Breaking glass is a physical change, as it does not change the chemical composition of the material.
Is shattering a glass a chemical or physical change?
Shattered glass is a physical change because the identity of the glass does not change.
When glass brakes is it a physical change?
A glass breaking is a physical change because the chemical composition of the glass does not change.
Is a cracked glass a physical or chemical change?
A physical change.
Diamonds are used to scratch glass chemical or physical change?
This is a physical change. There is nothing that changes the components of either the diamond or the glass when the diamond is used to scratch glass.
Is hot glass cracking when placed into cold water a chemical or physical change?
It is a physical change because the chemical composition of the glass does not change.
Is glass a chemical or physical change?
Glass is not a change of any sort. It is a mixture of substances that can undergo both physical and chemical changes
Is breaking glass is a physical or chemical change?
Purely physical.
Is breaking of glass physical or chemical change?
It is a physical change. The resulting fragments of glass are still glass and of the same composition.
Is mixing of glass pieces and sand a chemical change or physical change?
it is a chemical change.
Ice dissolving in a glass of lemonade a physical or chemical change?
its a chemical change
Is a dew appearing on glass in the morning a physical change or a chemical change?
Physical change
