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a chemical change involves the formation of a new compound, whereas a physical change just changes from one form/state to another. An example is boiling water changes it from a liquid to a gas but it's still water(H2O) so thats a physical change. However somthing like metal rusting involves the addition of oxygen so iron rusting would go from Fe to FeO2 which is a new substance, hence a chemical change.

Carving wood (though not an element as in this example) causes a physical change but not a chemical change.

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