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Because the paper undergoes a chemical change. When it is done it no longer is regular paper it is a whole different substance. Flammabilty or the ability to burn is always considered a chemical change.
If you have a post it note, tear it in half. Does it stay the same? Yes. Now burn a post it note. Does it look the same? No. Is it still a post it note? No. It is now ash.
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Is a paper burning a physical or chemical change?

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Is a burning paper a chemical reaction?

Yes it is a chemical change because when you burn paper it cannot be reversed. If it had been a physical change then you would have been able to reverse what you have done to the paper, by turning it back to its original state.


Does a physical or a chemical change?

A phsical change is something that can be changed but cant be changed back. for example: you can crumple a piece of paper but it is still paper. A chemical change means it has been changed perminetly so for example: If you burn the paper its ashes not paper. it was ashes but youy cant change it back into paper. Hope this helps :)


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

No. It is a physical change because there is no change in the chemical composition of the paper. If you were to burn the paper, that would be a chemical change called combustion, which would turn the paper into carbon dioxide and water, with the release of heat.


Is gasoline's ability to burn a chemical or physical change?

Neither - but when it does burn it's a chemical change.


What would NOT mean that a chemical change has occurred?

When chemical change has occurred, it means that the object has become something that it will be forever until changed again. For example, when you burn paper, it has become something new, a new substance. That paper has become ashes and will never be paper again.


How can you physically change a piece of paper?

In order to change the physical properties of an object, one must alter the 'format' of an object. An alteration of the physical properties is only a shift in the way an object can be described, not in the chemical composition of the product. In context a piece of paper could have its physical properties changed by being burned, being shredded, or by being submerged in water.


Is burn a chemical or a phhysical change?

Chemical.


What is the chemical change when a paper bag rips?

When a paper bag rips, the chemical composition of the paper does not change. The ripping of the paper bag is a physical change, where the arrangement of the paper fibers is altered, but the chemical bonds between molecules remain the same.


What is a chemical property of paper?

Combustible (able to burn)


Is tearing a paper a chemical or a physical change?

Tearing paper represents a physical and not a chemical change. Chemical bonds are not broken in this instance, but paper is physically separated (by force) from other paper.


How are a chemical and physical change different?

In a physical change, the substance is still the same substance after the change. But in a chemical change, the substance became another substance with different properties from the original substance.Physical change is changing the appearance of something. Example - Rip a piece of paper - physical change. Burn gasoline - chemical change.