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It is a physical change. I goes from white, to yellow, back to white.

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its a physical and chemical change it burns in the air and it get smaller as it burns

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Heating is a physical process. However, the result of heating on Zinc carbonate is its chemical decomposition which forms Zinc Oxide and Carbon dioxide. This is a chemical change.

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no, because ZnO is not chane while heating.but it colour should be change.it change from white to yellow.

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Chemical property. Reactivity being the key word.

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Zinc oxide can be obtained by heating zinc nitrate.


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