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A chemical change. Physical changes can be undone. You cannot unburn paper.

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Is coloring on a white piece of paper a physical change or a chemical change?

Coloring on a white piece of paper is a physical change because the color change is reversible and does not alter the chemical composition of the paper. The paper remains paper even after coloring on it.


Is cutting a circle out of a piece of paper a chemical or physical change?

Cutting a circle out of a piece of paper is a physical change because the paper's chemical composition remains the same before and after the cutting. The change is only in the physical appearance and shape of the paper.


When a piece of paper is torn into two pieces has it undergone a chemical change or a physical change?

ANSWER:Its a physical change. If you burned it and it became ash, its a chemical change. Physical change means it made no change on a molecular level. Its still paper, just in two separate pieces.It is a physical change, as the chemical property of the paper remains unchanged.


Is ripping up a piece of paper a chemical change?

It is physical because the appearance hasn't changed at all and is the same paper still. For example, if you burned the paper that would be a chemical change because the paper turned into ash and is releasing gas which is a resulting chemical change that has just happened. Hope this helped :) -V


Why is a car rusting a physical change?

no its chemical. physical changes is where the object chemical matter is not altered. ex- cuting a piece of paper is physical because you still have a piece of paper but burning the paper is chemical because a chemical change has taken place.