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This is a physical change. Although you could say that the copper atoms are all moving around each other and changing which other atoms they are bonded to, you haven't reacted two substances to produce a different compound, so no chemical reaction. No reaction, ergo not a chemical change.

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13y ago

It is a physical change because you are cutting the molecules not changing them.

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12y ago

The color of copper wire would be a physical property.

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13y ago

It's a physical change because it is done by man, not by any chemicals. It requires human effort and strength.

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12y ago

Physical change, since nothing is happening to the chemical composition of it.

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chemical change

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Yes it is

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