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Neither. A physical change is changing something's tangible properties, such as shape or state of matter (solid, liquid, or gas), while a chemical change is turning something into something else entirely. For example, water freezing into ice is a physical change, but cake batter turning into cake is a chemical change. So, if it's the same thing that you start with as a liquid or gas and it simply becomes a solid, it's a physical change. If it becomes something else entirely, it's a chemical change. I hope that helped.

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