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Collor: yellow
Smell: like wood
Texture: smooth, graphite has layers
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Is breaking pencil a chemical change?
Sharpening a pencil is a physical change, because there is no change to the chemical makeup of the pencil when sharpening it. It is simply chunks of wood being sliced off to reveal more of the lead.It is a physical change.
Why is sharpening a pencil a physical change?
Because the pencil is made of wood and you only changed the size and shape of the wood or pencil and did not change what the wood is made of the substance
What is an ability of a material to change its chemical makeup?
Chemical property
A change in which one or more substances combine or break apart to form new substances?
chemical change
Which change forms a new substance?
The change were new material is produce is called chemical change.
Is a pencil a physical?
Yes it is a physical change because the pencil's chemical composition does not change.
Is breaking a pencil in half a chemical change?
Breaking a pencil in half is a physical change, not a chemical change. The composition of the pencil, which is made of wood and graphite, remains the same even though its physical appearance has changed.
Is sharpening a pencil a physical?
Yes it is a physical change because the pencil's chemical composition does not change.
What kind of change has taken place when you sharpen a pencil?
That is a physical change. The is no chemical change that takes place when you sharpen your pencil in a standard manner. I suppose if you sharpen it extremely fast, you could catch the pencil on fire, which would then be a chemical change.
Is a pencil sharpened a physical or chemical change?
Sharpening a pencil is a physical change, because there is no change to the chemical makeup of the pencil when sharpening it. It is simply chunks of wood being sliced off to reveal more of the lead.It is a physical change.
Is sharpening a pencil a chemical or physical?
Sharpening a pencil is a physical change because it involves a change in the physical appearance of the pencil tip without altering its chemical composition. The process of grinding the pencil against a sharpener simply reshapes the pencil tip.
If a pencil nib breaks is it a chemical or physical change?
It is a physical change. There are no changes made to the compounds in a pencil by breaking it.
Is breaking pencil a chemical change?
Sharpening a pencil is a physical change, because there is no change to the chemical makeup of the pencil when sharpening it. It is simply chunks of wood being sliced off to reveal more of the lead.It is a physical change.
Is the height of a pencil a chemical or physical change?
physical, because you physically sharpen a pencil with a sharpener.
Why is sharpening a pencil a physical change?
Because the pencil is made of wood and you only changed the size and shape of the wood or pencil and did not change what the wood is made of the substance
A pencil becomes shorter after sharpening is it a physical or chemical?
Sharpening a pencil is a physical change because it does not alter the chemical composition of the pencil. The act of sharpening simply removes material from the pencil, making it shorter in length.
Is breaking your pencil physical or chemical?
First off, its spelled "breaking". No, Its a physical change, because the pencil hasn't changed its chemical components, all you did was ruin a pencil. :)
