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Besides for rearranging the glass pieces, one is not actually changing the chemical formula of the glass. Much like grinding NaCl, the crystals get smaller but the chemical remains the same.

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Breaking chalk is a physical change because a new substance was not created. The pieces are still chemically the same as they were.

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A physical change means staying the same chemical means your changing the chemical in it like cooking a hamburger

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Is getting your hair cut a phsical change why

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