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Is plastic physical or chemical

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Anonymous

7y ago
Updated: 9/5/2021

If you mean that something is demonstrating plasticity, that would be a physical change.

If you mean that plastic (a substance) is being formed, that's a chemical change.

However, "plastic" itself is not really a change of any kind, so the best answer is "No."

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