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Physical changes are generally easy to reverse because NO ENERGY is produced by the substance.
A Chemical change cannot be reversed because ENERGY is produced by the substance forming a new substance.

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When an egg is cooked is this a physical change?

Cooking an egg is a chemical change because it cannot be reversed.


Is rusting a phsyical change?

Rusting is a chemical change because under it iron goes under oxidation and oxidation is a chemical process. Also, a physical change can be reversed but a chemical change cannot and rusting cannot be reversed. Hence also rusting is a chemical change.


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No, chemical changes cannot be reversed by physical changes. Chemical changes involve the formation of new substances with different properties, while physical changes only affect the state or appearance of a substance without changing its chemical composition. Once a chemical change occurs, it cannot be undone by a physical change.


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Is frying eggs a chemical change or a physical change?

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Why physical changes can easily be reversed but why chemical cannot?

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What is the difference between physically and chemical changes?

A chemical change is when something cannot be reversed and often a precipitate (solid) is formed. While a physical change can be reversed e.g bending a piece of wire.


Explain Why physical changes can be reversed but chemical changes cannot?

Physical changes are generally easy to reverse because NO ENERGY is produced by the substance.A Chemical change cannot be reversed because ENERGY is produced by the substance forming a new substance.


What are example of a physical change that can be reversed and an example of a physical change that cannot be reversed?

An example of a physical change that can be reversed is melting ice into water; this can be reversed by freezing the water back into ice. An example of a physical change that cannot be reversed is breaking a glass; once the glass is shattered, it cannot be returned to its original form.


How is sour milk a chemical change?

When milk turns sour, it is a chemical change because the bacteria in the milk ferment the lactose sugar into lactic acid, which changes the composition of the milk. This process cannot be easily reversed, making it a chemical change rather than a physical one.


Is a given change a chemical or a physical change?

It depends. Physical can be easily reversed. Chemical is hard, if not impossible to reverse.


Is bursting of explosive considered a physical change or a chemical change?

Well a chemical change cannot be reversed while a physical change can be, what do you think??