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What type of change occurs when a car engine consumes gasoline - chemical or physical?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
I don't think burning a gas to power a car is either Chemical nor Physical. If you burn gasoline to power a car, it is therefore a chemical AND physical change because both the chemicals and the look changes. However, a car being powered has nothing to do with the substance of gas being changed. If the car uses the gas to power itself, it'll turn the gas into gas again, so I'm not sure how this works. In conclusion, it's probably neither.
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∙ 14y ago
When a car engine consumes gasoline, it undergoes a chemical change. The gasoline is chemically reacted with oxygen in the combustion process to release energy for the engine to run.
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∙ 13y agoi think is a chemical change because it changes and cannot come back to normal state.
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∙ 13y agochemical change
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Is the burning of gasoline a physical change or a chemical change?
The burning of gasoline is a chemical change.
Is evaporated gasoline a chemical change?
No, it would be a physical change. During a chemical change, substance(s) are changed into different substances. An example of a chemical change would be the rusting of iron but a physical change would be freezing water; or in this case, evaporation.
Burning gasoline in a car's engine a physical change or a chemical change?
Chemical but the energy released has physical consequences.
If Gasoline gives off fumes is it a physical or chemical change?
When gasoline gives off fumes, it is a physical change because the substance is still gasoline, but it has changed from a liquid to a gas state without undergoing any chemical reactions.
Is spilled gasoline drying a chemical or physical change?
The spilled gasoline drying is a physical change because the process involves a change in state (from liquid to gas) without any new substances being formed.
Consider the burning of gasoline and the evaporation of gasoline which process represents a chemical change and which represents a physical change?
The burning of gasoline represents a chemical change because it involves a reaction with oxygen to produce heat, light, and new chemical compounds. On the other hand, the evaporation of gasoline represents a physical change as it involves the gasoline changing from a liquid to a gas without any change in its chemical composition.
Is the burning of gasoline a physical change or a chemical change?
The burning of gasoline is a chemical change.
Is combustion of gasoline a physical change?
No, combustion of gasoline is a chemical change because it involves a chemical reaction between the gasoline and oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water, and heat. A physical change involves a change in the physical state or appearance of a substance without altering its chemical composition.
Is separation of water and gasoline a physical change?
No, it is a physical change. The water and gasoline retain their chemical and physical properties.
Is gasoline burns in an engine a chemical or physical change?
Chemical change
Is a burned gasoline in a engine a physical or chemical change?
Chemical change
Is spilled gasoline drying a chemical or physical change?
The spilled gasoline drying is a physical change because the process involves a change in state (from liquid to gas) without any new substances being formed.
When gasoline evaporates is that a physical carnage or chemical?
This is a physical change.
Does gasoline undergo a physical change before it burns?
The burning of the gasoline is a chemical change.
Is evaporated gasoline a chemical change?
No, it would be a physical change. During a chemical change, substance(s) are changed into different substances. An example of a chemical change would be the rusting of iron but a physical change would be freezing water; or in this case, evaporation.
Is gasoline combusting a chemical or physical change?
the physical comes from the chemical explosion
Burning gasoline in a car's engine a physical change or a chemical change?
Chemical but the energy released has physical consequences.
