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No it is not, because once the pencil is burned it is no longer wood. It is now ashes. Once a substance changes to a different one, that is a chemical change.
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Collor: yellow
Smell: like wood
Texture: smooth, graphite has layers
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∙ 16y agosetting it on fire. (for real! i swear. combustion is indeed a chemical change. the burning lets off co2.)
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∙ 15y agobreak it! for a chemical one you can burn it
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∙ 12y agoFreezing, melting, evaporating, compressing and acceleration.
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∙ 14y agoIt can disintegrate, break in several key places, elongate, shorten, become flimsy.
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∙ 13y agoNo it is not, because once the pencil is burned it is no longer wood. It is now ashes. Once a substance changes to a different one, that is a chemical change.
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∙ 11y agoIt is a physical change because the chemical composition of the pencil hasn't changed.
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It's not a chemical change.
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OH MY GOD PENIS
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Is breaking pencil a chemical change?
Sharpening a pencil is a physical change, because there is no change to the chemical makeup of the pencil when sharpening it. It is simply chunks of wood being sliced off to reveal more of the lead.It is a physical change.
Why is sharpening a pencil a physical change?
Because the pencil is made of wood and you only changed the size and shape of the wood or pencil and did not change what the wood is made of the substance
What is an ability of a material to change its chemical makeup?
Chemical property
A change in which one or more substances combine or break apart to form new substances?
chemical change
Which change forms a new substance?
The change were new material is produce is called chemical change.
Is breaking a pencil in half a chemical change?
Nope - it's a physical change. The chemical composition of the pencil is still the same !
Is a pencil a physical?
Yes it is a physical change because the pencil's chemical composition does not change.
Is sharpening a pencil a physical?
Yes it is a physical change because the pencil's chemical composition does not change.
What kind of change has taken place when you sharpen a pencil?
That is a physical change. The is no chemical change that takes place when you sharpen your pencil in a standard manner. I suppose if you sharpen it extremely fast, you could catch the pencil on fire, which would then be a chemical change.
Is a pencil sharpened a physical or chemical change?
Sharpening a pencil is a physical change, because there is no change to the chemical makeup of the pencil when sharpening it. It is simply chunks of wood being sliced off to reveal more of the lead.It is a physical change.
If a pencil nib breaks is it a chemical or physical change?
It is a physical change. There are no changes made to the compounds in a pencil by breaking it.
Is breaking pencil a chemical change?
Sharpening a pencil is a physical change, because there is no change to the chemical makeup of the pencil when sharpening it. It is simply chunks of wood being sliced off to reveal more of the lead.It is a physical change.
Is the height of a pencil a chemical or physical change?
physical, because you physically sharpen a pencil with a sharpener.
Why is sharpening a pencil a physical change?
Because the pencil is made of wood and you only changed the size and shape of the wood or pencil and did not change what the wood is made of the substance
Is breaking your pencil physical or chemical?
First off, its spelled "breaking". No, Its a physical change, because the pencil hasn't changed its chemical components, all you did was ruin a pencil. :)
Why is erasing a pencil mark a physical or chemical change?
PHYSICAL
What is the chemical symbol of a pencil?
A pencil hasn't a chemical symbol.
