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What is one major difference in a physical change and a chemical change is?
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∙ 11y ago
Physical change, changes the appearance or the surface. Chemical change, changes the minerals inside the object. Physical deals with the appearance and the surface. Chemical changes the structure of the minerals inside the object.
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∙ 11y agoThe major difference between a physical change and a chemical change is that a chemical change involves a change in chemical composition, and a physical change does not.
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Physical changes only affect the surface appearance, while chemical change affect the composition of the concerned matter
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