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It is a physical change: ice and water are the same compound (H2O) except that in ice (any of several solid crystal forms), the molecules are locked into a lattice by the removal of their kinetic energy. Adding enough energy will return the water to a liquid phase.

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Freezing water is a Physical Change, because the property hasn't changed. It is STILL water even though its solid.

You must understand that water can be in any one of three PHYSICAL states, liquid, solid or vapor ( a gas ).

Changing physical states is not a chemical change, but a direct result of heat or cold application.

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it is considered as Physical change because if you freeze the water it will be still water and turning back to will be the process called melting

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Melting (freezing) is a physical change.

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